Noun: satinwood 'sa-t(u)n,wûd [N. Amer], 'sa-tin,wûd [Brit]
- West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
"Satinwood is prized for making fine furniture"; "West Indian satinwood is prized for making fine furniture";
- West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum
- Hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny lustre; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
"The jewellery box was inlaid with delicate satinwood veneer"
- East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood
"Satinwood was prized for making fine furniture in the 18th century"; "Craftsmen prize satinwood tree lumber for fine furniture making";
- satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia
Derived forms: satinwoods
Type of: angiospermous yellowwood, tree, wood
Part of: Chloroxylon, genus Chloroxylon
Encyclopedia: Satinwood