satinwood

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Chloroxylon swietenia satinwood tree west indian satinwood zanthoxylum flavum grove house kino gibbet ironwood gallows stem timber lumber pedigree hornbeam

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Hypernyms

wood angiospermous yellowwood

Phrases with the word

west indian satinwood satinwood bloom satinwood blossom satinwood bush

Close letter words and terms

satinlike satinpod satintail satinwood bloom satinwood blossom satinwood bush