Definitions

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  • noun The timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea.

Etymologies

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From Malay meranti.

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Examples

  • The foresters now hope that strips of calliandra will encourage the early growth of partially shade-tolerant trees such as meranti (Shorea species), eboni

    5 Products and Applications 1983

  • Dark red meranti easily workable, tools quickly get dull, can well be nailed and screwed, hard to cleave, susceptible to wood pests, weather-proof for manufacture of veneers and plywood for furniture, parquet, windows and doors, for interior work and for boat building and vehicle construction

    1. Wood Dieter Zemmrich 1993

  • The main commercial tree species on the IUCN red list are from three genera - shorea (known locally as meranti), dipterocarps (keruing) and dryobalanops (kapur).

    Red listed of tree species may hurt Sarawak timber trade 2010

  • Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for faraway shores, are piled high along the road in this town about a two-hour drive northeast of Kuala Lumpur, awaiting their date with the saw.

    Global Warming RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (New York Times: Liz G 2010

  • Hal itu dibu - Rabu (30/12) semula dijanjikan upayakan tanaman sela seperti meranti, damar dan mahoni, Kotapinang. lalu apa saja kekurangan kita, ktikan ketika Nabi Yusuf setelah akan memakai tenaga kerja jika diibaratkan tanaman utama sawit atau karet sebagai ATM Ketua PHBI H Iqbal Mu - mari bertaubat.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2010

  • Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for faraway shores, are piled high along the road in this town about a two-hour drive northeast of Kuala Lumpur, awaiting their date with the saw.

    Global Warming RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (New York Times: Liz G 2010

  • The doors had meranti softwood in them but it was recommended that I should use hardwood throughout.

    Star News Group 2010

  • Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for faraway shores, are piled high along the road in this town about a two-hour drive northeast of Kuala Lumpur, awaiting their date with the saw.

    Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (New York Times: Liz G 2010

  • The dipterocarpaceae family, whose members include commercial heavyweights balau, chengal, mersawa and meranti, have, for decades, been major contributors to the country's economy.

    nst online 2010

  • Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for faraway shores, are piled high along the road in this town about a two-hour drive northeast of Kuala Lumpur, awaiting their date with the saw.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (New York Times: Liz G 2010

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