フタバガキ

noun

dipterocarp

Refers to any tree of the genus Dipterocarpus, a tropical hardwood tree. Often encountered in the context of forestry or imported timber; the Japanese name is a calque of the scientific name (di- 'two' + pteron 'wing' + karpos 'fruit'), referring to the two-winged fruit.

See also: ラワン

• フタバガキは東とう南なんアジアの熱ねっ帯たい雨う林りんに自じ生せいする高こう木ぼくです。

  Dipterocarps are tall trees native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.

• この家か具ぐはフタバガキの木もく材ざいで作つくられています。

  This furniture is made from dipterocarp wood.