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Satinwood

Satinwood Meaning & Definition
Satinwood Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Satinwood?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Satinwood: Chloroxylon swietenia | satinwood tree | West Indian satinwood | Zanthoxylum flavum

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See Also | angiospermous yellowwood | Chloroxylon | genus Chloroxylon | satinwood | tree | wood

Satinwood In Webster's Dictionary

\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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