satinwood

noun sat·in·wood \ˈsa-t^ən-ˌwu̇d\

Definition of SATINWOOD

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

: the wood of a satinwood

1792

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