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dipteraceous
dipteˈraceous, a. Bot. [f. mod. Bot. L. Dipterāceæ, f. Dipter- contracted from Dipterocarpus generic name (f. δίπτερ-ος two-winged + καρπός fruit): see -aceous.] Of or belonging to the family Dipteraceæ (Dipterocarpeæ): see dipterocarp. So dipterad, a plant of this family.1849 Smart Suppl., Dipterac... Oxford English Dictionary
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dipterocarp
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. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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