PADAUK

padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus

(noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

padauk (usually uncountable, plural padauks)

Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus.

The valuable timber of these trees.

Synonyms

• (timber): mukwa, narra

Anagrams

• paduka

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

coffee icon