Satinwood

['sætɪnwʊd] or ['sætɪn,wʊd]

Definition

(noun.) East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;.

(noun.) hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools.

(noun.) West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood.

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Definition

(n.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). 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 Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.

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