HyperDic: pterocarpus_marsupium

English > 1 sense of the expression Pterocarpus marsupium:
NOUNplantPterocarpus marsupium, kinoEast Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
English > Pterocarpus marsupium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEast Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning.
Synonymkino
Member ofPterocarpus, genus Pterocarpusgenus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
SubstancesEast India kino, Malabar kino, kino gumreddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc

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