noun
A hardwood tree of Malaysian swamp forests, which yields pale lightweight timber.
Gonystylus bancanus, family Thymelaeaceae
- ‘Accidentally, according to EIA, Italy is Europe's main importer of illegally logged wood and especially ramin, an endangered tree growing in Indonesia and Malaysia.’
implant, plant, set, fix, lodge, root, insert, place
Origin
1950s from Malay.
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