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Noun: padauk  pe'dawk
  1. Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
    - padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus
     
  2. The wood of any of the padauk trees, used in decorative cabinetwork.
    "The padauk found most often is African Padauk from Pterocarpus soyauxii which, when freshly cut, is a very bright red/orange but when exposed to sunlight fades over time to a warm brown."

Derived forms: padauks

Type of: tree, wood

Part of: genus Pterocarpus, Pterocarpus

Encyclopedia: Padauk