1. Tree native to southeastern Asia with reddish wood featuring mottled or striped black grain
   "padauk is often used in high-end musical instruments";
   - padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus
    
2. The wood of any of the padauk trees, used in decorative cabinetwork
   "The padauk found most often is African Padauk from Pterocarpus soyauxii which, when freshly cut, is a very bright red/orange but when exposed to sunlight fades over time to a warm brown"

Derived forms: padauks

Type of: tree, wood

Part of: genus Pterocarpus, Pterocarpus

Encyclopedia: Padauk