Meaning of SATINWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'satn`wûd
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- [n] East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
- [n] hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
- [n] West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
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| | Synonyms: | | Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood tree, West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum |
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| | See Also: | | angiospermous yellowwood, Chloroxylon, genus Chloroxylon, satinwood, tree, wood | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sat"in*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
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 Carib[ae]um}) growing in
Florida and the West Indies.
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