Definition of Red lauan

1. Noun. Hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany.

Substance meronyms: Red Lauan Tree, Shorea Teysmanniana
Generic synonyms: Wood

2. Noun. Valuable Philippine timber tree.
Exact synonyms: Red Lauan Tree, Shorea Teysmanniana
Generic synonyms: Dipterocarp
Group relationships: Genus Shorea, Shorea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Lauan

red hepatisation
red herring
red herrings
red hot
red huckleberry
red induration
red infarct
red ink
red jungle fowl
red juniper
red kangaroo
red kangaroos
red kauri
red kite
red knot
red lauan (current term)
red lauan tree
red laver
red lead
red lemonade
red letter day
red letter law
red light
red line
red link
red links
red lion
red maids
red man
red man syndrome

Literary usage of Red lauan

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

1. A Preliminary Working Plan for the Public Forest Tract of the Insular Lumber by Harry Nichols Whitford, H. D. Everett (1906)
"... or red lauan. It is porous, red in color, and light in weight. Locally it is used in the construction of houses and bancas, or dugouts. ..."

2. Annual Report of the Director of Forestry by Philippines Bureau of Forestry (1916)
"It is pretty in natural finish where a light color is desired and, on the other hand, lends itself Very well to staining. Almon, a very pale red lauan, ..."

3. Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands by Philippines Governor (1907)
"... or red lauan. It is porous, red in color, and light in weight. Locally it is used in the construction of houses and bancas, or dugouts. ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"Differs from red lauan in being heavier and harder and in splitting more readily. ... does not have such large vessels as red lauan. Bull. For. Bur. ..."

5. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"Differs from red lauan in being heavier and harder and in splitting more readily. ... does not ha\e such large vessels as red lauan. Hull. For. Bur. ..."

6. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1908)
"... and red lauan. This important family also furnishes the valuable Eng of Burma, the Sal of India, besides a number of other less used woods. ..."

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