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Definition of Andaman redwood

1. Noun. Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Andaman Redwood

Literary usage of Andaman redwood

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

1. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"Fl. Ind. iii. 236. P. indicus, Willd. ; Fl. Br. Ind. ii. 238 in part ; Kurz For. Fl. i. 349 in part. andaman redwood or Andaman Padauk. Vern. ..."

2. Timber by James Rae Baterden (1908)
"... evergreen which grows in India and Burma, and is the most valuable timber found in the Andaman Islands. It is generally known as andaman redwood. ..."

3. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1902)
"... Burma, Andaman, Sunda and Philippine Islands and Southern China. Known also as " andaman redwood," " Burmese Rosewood," or "Tenasserim Mahogany. ..."

4. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"... is said to yield andaman redwood; Baptism tinctoria gives a blue dye, and is the wild indigo of the United States ; Crotalaria ..."

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