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Definition of "narra" []

  • In the Philippine Islands, Pterocarpus Indicus and Pterocarpus echinatus, valuable hardwood trees from which furniture is made. See asana, with cut. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "narra" in a sentence
  • "It is known as narra in the Philippines, sonokembang in Indonesia, angsana or sena in Malaysia and Singapore, and pradoo in Thailand."
  • "The two offices to right and left of the main entrance are finished in a beautiful, hard, heavy rosewood, called narra, the one to the right in yellow narra, that on the left in red narra."
  • "Unlike the famous verses bawled at sporting fixtures and stag nights, and in Irish-themed bars across the world named in her honour, this has no cockles, no mussels, no death of a fever, and no barra wheeled through streets broad and narra."