[syn: satinwood, satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Satinwood \Sat"in*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
satinwood
n 1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily
wood [syn: satinwood, West Indian satinwood,
Zanthoxylum flavum]
2: hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny
luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
3: East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
[syn: satinwood, satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia]