satinwood

1. Woody trees in family Rutaceae

   (countable, uncountable)Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon or East Indian satinwood)

   East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

2. (countable, uncountable)Zanthoxylum flavum (Jamaican satinwood or West Indian satinwood).

   West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood

3. (countable, uncountable)Chloroxylon faho (Madagascar satinwood)

4. (countable, uncountable)Murraya paniculata, from southeast Asia and Australia

5. (countable, uncountable)Nematolepis squamea, from Australia

6. (countable, uncountable)Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either Chloroxylon swietenia or Zanthoxylum flavum.

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