A tropical Philippine tree (Melicope denhamii) or its hardwood; a type of wood used for construction and carving.
From Tagalog 'bundok' (mountain), referring to the mountainous regions where the tree grows. The word reflects botanical terminology from Philippine languages entering English through colonial contact.
The bondoc tree produces wood so hard and dense it was prized for construction throughout the Philippines—its extreme durability meant buildings made from bondoc wood could outlast the empires that harvested them.
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