dipterocarp Bot.
(ˈdɪptərəʊkɑːp)
[ad. mod.L. Dipterocarp-us, f. Gr. δίπτερ-ος two-winged + καρπός fruit.]
A member of the genus Dipterocarpus or family Dipterocarpeæ, comprising East Indian trees characterized by two wings on the summit of the fruit, formed by enlargement of two of the calyx-lobes. Cf. dipteraceous. So dipteroˈcarpous a., belonging to this genus or family.
| 1876 Harley Mat. Med. 702 Dipterocarps..Gigantic trees abounding in resinous juice, natives of India. 1885 H. O. Forbes Nat. Wand. E. Archip. 135 Various species of coniferous and dipterocarpous trees. |