Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking

• Often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree [syn: maple-leaved bayur , Pterospermum acerifolium ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
maple-leaved bayur \maple-leaved bayur\ n. (Bot.) An Indian tree ( Pterospermum acerifolium ) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also mayeng .