satinwood

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

sat·in·wood

noun \ˈsa-tən-ˌwd\

Definition of SATINWOOD

1
a : a tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of the rue family native to India and Sri Lanka that yields a lustrous yellowish-brown wood b : a tree (as the West Indian Zanthoxylum flavum of the rue family) with wood resembling true satinwood
2
: the wood of a satinwood

First Known Use of SATINWOOD

1792

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