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noun
Woody trees in family Rutaceae
Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon or East Indian satinwood)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Woody trees in family Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum flavum (Jamaican satinwood or West Indian satinwood).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Woody trees in family Rutaceae
Chloroxylon faho (Madagascar satinwood)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Woody trees in family Rutaceae
Murraya paniculata, from southeast Asia and Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Woody trees in family Rutaceae
Nematolepis squamea, from Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either Chloroxylon swietenia or Zanthoxylum flavum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia
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Broader terms: tree
noun
hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wood
noun
West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous yellowwood
History
From satin + wood.
