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"Pterocarpus"
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pods
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genus
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padauk
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pantropical
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winged
genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
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Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees, most of which yield valuable timber traded as padauk. Most Pterocarpus woods contain either water or alcohol soluble substances and can be used as dyes. The genus is named for its winged pods.
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