1. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties; [syn: sissoo, sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissoo]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sisham
n 1: East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a
compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and
making railroad ties [syn: sissoo, sissu, sisham,
Dalbergia sissoo]