'Shorea robusta' definitions:
Definition of 'Shorea robusta'
From: GCIDE
- Sal \Sal\ (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[=a]l, Skr. [,c][=a]la.] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also saul.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shorea robusta'
From: GCIDE
- Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.] An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. [1913 Webster]
- Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis orientalis} syn. Dammara orientalis), yielding dammar. [1913 Webster]