padauk
/pəˈdaʊk/(亦作padouk)
noun
1
- mass noun timber from a tropical tree of the pea family, resembling rosewood紫檀木。
2
- the large hardwood tree of the Old World tropics which is widely grown for this timber. Some kinds yield a red dye which is used for religious and ritual purposes.紫檀。
2.1
- Genus Pterocarpus, family Leguminosae: three species, in particular African padauk (P. soyauxii).紫檀属, 豆科：3种, 尤指非洲紫檀（拉丁名P. soyauxii）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Burmese.