‖ sundri East Ind.
(ˈsʌndrɪ)
Also sundari, soondry, -ee, -ie.
[Bengalī sundarī (f. sundar = Skr. sundara beautiful, handsome).]
A tree abundant in the Ganges delta, Heritiera minor, yielding a tough and durable timber. Also applied to H. littoralis, the looking-glass tree. Also sundra-, sunder-tree (Cent. Dict.).
| 1831 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) IV. 241/1 The soondry, so much esteemed in Hindostan for the toughness and hardness of its wood. 1889 J. H. Maiden Usef. Pl. Australia 555 Heritiera littoralis..‘Sundri’ of India. 1907 Blackw. Mag. Aug. 252/1 The dying and stag-headed sundri puts out branches covered with fungi. |