Definition of Dipterocarpaceae

1. Noun. Chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipterocarpaceae

Dipodidae
Dipodomys ordi
Dipodomys phillipsii
Dipogon
Dipogon lignosus
Dipper
Dippers
Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus sativus
Dipsacus sylvestris
Dipsosaurus
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Diptera
Dipterocarpaceae (current term)
Dipteronia
Dipteryx
Dipteryx odorata
Dipu
Dipus
Dipus sagitta
Dipylidium caninum
Dipylon
Dipylon gate
Dirac
Dirac constant
Dirac delta function
Dirac equation
Dirac fermion

Literary usage of Dipterocarpaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology and Siviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"In this chapter, the present understanding of biogeography and evolutionary systematics of the family Dipterocarpaceae is reviewed and whenever possible ..."

2. Morphology of Angiosperms: (Morphology of Spermatophytes. Part II) by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1903)
"... Guttiferae with 760 species, Flacourtiaceae with 525, Begoniaceae with 405, Violaceae with 400, Dipterocarpaceae with 320, and Passifloraceae with 315. ..."

3. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"The family Dipterocarpaceae furnishes the most important timbers, especially in the ... There are more than 100 species of Dipterocarpaceae which are used ..."

4. Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Workshop Proceedings ...by Shigeo Kobayashi by Shigeo Kobayashi (2001)
"The vegetation is typical Southeast Asian tropical rain forest dominated by Dipterocarpaceae species, especially the genera Shorea, Dipterocarpus, ..."

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