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tengkawang

tengkawang noun: any member of the species Rubroshorea macrophylla (syn. Shorea macrophylla), of trees of Borneo, that have oil-bearing seeds.

Noun

tengkawang (plural tengkawangs)

  1. Any member of the species Rubroshorea macrophylla (syn. Shorea macrophylla), of trees of Borneo, that have oil-bearing seeds.
    • Natural and logged-over forests should be maintained or managed as an integral part of the swidden system, and landscape multifunctionality should be sustained as a safety net against the price volatility of traded goods (e.g. rubber, palm oil, timber, tengkawang oil), upon which the economy of...2015 October 15, “Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in a Rapidly Transforming Landscape in Northern Borneo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of tengkawang

pluraltengkawangs

Origin of tengkawang

From Malay.

Questions about tengkawang

What does tengkawang mean?
Tengkawang means any member of the species Rubroshorea macrophylla (syn. Shorea macrophylla), of trees of Borneo, that have oil-bearing seeds.
What part of speech is tengkawang?
Tengkawang is a noun.
What is the plural of tengkawang?
The plural of tengkawang is tengkawangs.

Words near tengkawang in the dictionary

  1. Tenger
  2. tengerite
  3. tengerites
  4. tenges
  5. Tenggerese
  6. tengkawang
  7. tengkawangs
  8. Tenglish
  9. Tengmalm's owl
  10. Tengmalm's owls
  11. Tengnoupal

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