1. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railway ties
   "Sissoo wood is valued for its strength and resistance to decay"; "Dalbergia sissoo wood is valued for its strength and resistance to decay";
   - sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissoo

Derived forms: sissoos

Type of: tree

Part of: Dalbergia, genus Dalbergia

Encyclopedia: Sissoo