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paduak

paduak is the alternative form of padauk.

Meaning of padauk

Noun

padauk (usually uncountable, plural padauks)

  1. (usually) Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus.
  2. (usually) The valuable timber of these trees.
    • In the dusty workroom her artificially red ponytail glowed like padauk, one of the exotic veneers she uses in her work.2008 May 27, Carol Kino, “An Artist Breathes New Life Into Renaissance Ways With Wood”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    mukwa, narra

Questions about paduak

What is paduak the alternative form of?
Paduak is the alternative form of padauk.

Words near paduak in the dictionary

  1. padstool
  2. padstools
  3. Padstow
  4. Padstow Heights
  5. Padua
  6. paduak
  7. paduakan
  8. paduakans
  9. Paduan
  10. Paduanism
  11. Paduanisms

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