kapur
(ˈkæpə(r))
[Malay.]
A large dipterocarp timber tree of the genus Dryobalanops, esp. D. aromatica, native to Malaya, Sumatra, and Borneo; also, the wood of a tree of this kind.
| 1935 I. H. Burkill Dict. Econ. Products Malay Peninsula I. 863 There is probably a total of more than 500,000 acres of ‘kapur’ forest in the Peninsula. 1940 E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 212 The Kapur may form almost pure forests, and it is at once distinguished by its beautiful, open, fine-leafed crown. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 125 Kapur grows to a height often exceeding 200 ft. 1963 Engineering 25 Oct. 525/2 Beams composed of four species, western hemlock, European redwood, jarrah and kapur. 1972 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 39/2 Of the lesser species merbau and kapur are readily available. |