'Satinwood' definitions:
Definition of 'satinwood'
(from WordNet)
noun
West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: satinwood, West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum]
noun
Hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
noun
East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; [syn: satinwood, satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia]
Definition of 'Satinwood'
From: GCIDE
- 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]