Useful english dictionary. 2012.
satinwood — sat|in|wood [ sætn,wud ] noun count a tree that is grown in warm parts of the world for its smooth hard wood a. uncount wood from a satinwood tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
satinwood — n. variety of tree from the rue family; wood obtained from a satinwood tree … English contemporary dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
satinwood — ► NOUN ▪ the glossy yellowish wood of a tropical tree, valued for cabinetwork … English terms dictionary
satinwood — noun Date: 1792 1. 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
satinwood — n. 1 a (in full Ceylon satinwood) a tree, Chlororylon swietenia, native to central and southern India and Ceylon. b (in full West Indian satinwood) a tree, Fagara flava, native to the West Indies, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and southern Florida. 2 the … Useful english dictionary
satinwood — /ˈsætnwʊd/ (say satnwood) noun 1. the satiny wood of a tropical Asian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, used for cabinetwork, etc. 2. the tree itself. 3. any of several Australian trees, as the scented satinwood, Ceratopetalum apetalum …
tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… … English dictionary for students
satinwood — [[t]sæ̱tɪnwʊd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Satinwood is a smooth hard wood which comes from an East Indian tree and is used to make furniture … English dictionary
satinwood — noun 1》 glossy yellowish wood valued for cabinetmaking. 2》 the tropical tree that produces satinwood. [Chloroxylon swietenia (India and Sri Lanka), Zanthoxylum flava (Caribbean region), and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
