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satinwood

DEFINITIONS OF: satinwood

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n East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;

Synonyms:
Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood tree
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood

Synonyms:
West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum
Type of:
angiospermous yellowwood
any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood

n hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools

Type of:
wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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