gmelina
[ gmel-uh-nuh, gmey-luh- ]
/ ˈgmɛl ə nə, ˈgmeɪ lə- /
noun
a deciduous tree, Gmelina arborea, native to Southeast Asia,whose timber is important in the tropics.
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Example sentences from the Web for gmelina
Among the trees, all which are stunted, Gmelina arborea occurs.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William GriffithHere and there a ragged Nauclea, Careya, etc. is visible with Gmelina arborea.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William GriffithI have seen women smoking cheroots, made from tobacco locally cultivated, wrapped up in a leaf of Gmelina arborea.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston