satinwood

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A deciduous tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of South Asia, having hard, yellowish, close-grained wood.

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

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Any of several other trees having similar wood.

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

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The wood of Chloroxylon Swietenia, of the order Meliaceæ; also, the tree itself.

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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 Caribæum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.

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Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either Chloroxylon swietenia, the Ceylon or East Indian satinwood, or Zanthoxylum flavum, the Jamaican or West Indian satinwood.

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West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood

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hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools

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East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood