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padauk definition

pa·dauk (pə do̵uk′)

noun

a reddish wood obtained from various leguminous trees (genus Pterocarpus) native to Asia and Africa

Etymology: < native name in Myanmar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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