shorea robusta

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shorea robusta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sal \Sal\ (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[=a]l, Skr. [,c][=a]la.] (Bot.)
     An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for
     building purposes. It is of a light brown color,
     close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also saul.]
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  Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.]
     An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara
     resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to
     the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine.
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     Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis  orientalis
         syn. Dammara orientalis), yielding dammar.
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