satinwood Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
Zanthoxylum flavum; West Indian satinwood.
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noun hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
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noun East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
Chloroxylon swietenia; satinwood tree.
WordNet
sat"in*wood` noun
Definitions
(Bot.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree ( Chloroxylon Swietnia ). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribæum ) growing in Florida and the West Indies.
