satinwood

sat·in·wood  (stn-wd)

n.

1. A deciduous tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of India and Sri Lanka, having hard, yellowish, close-grained wood.

2. A West Indian tree (Zanthoxylum flavum) having smooth, slightly oily, lustrous wood.

3. The wood of either of these trees, used for furniture and cabinetwork.

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satinwood [ˈsætɪnˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a rutaceous tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, that occurs in the East Indies and has hard wood with a satiny texture

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of this tree, used in veneering, cabinetwork, marquetry, etc.

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry)

West Indian Satinwood another name for yellowwood [2]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	satinwood - West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum angiospermous yellowwood - any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
	2.	satinwood - hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood tree, satinwood - East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	3.	satinwood - East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood tree Chloroxylon, genus Chloroxylon - deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka satinwood - hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Translations

satinwood [ˈsætɪnwʊd] N → madera f satinada de las Indias, doradillo m, satín m