meranti

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay meranti.

Noun

meranti (uncountable)

1. The timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea.
   • 2007 August 19, Jay Romano, “Decks: Real Wood or a Look-Alike?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Homeowners can also use cedar, at $1.50 to $3 or more per foot, or exotic hardwoods like meranti from Southeast Asia or ipê from Brazil at about $3 a foot.

Derived terms

• yellow meranti (Shorea faguetiana)

Translations

the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea

• Portuguese: meranti m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• meranti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Shorea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Shorea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Inter-Am., Tremain, antimer, antmire, artemin, matrine, minaret, raiment, trimean

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Portuguese

Noun

meranti m (uncountable)

1. meranti (the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea)