Found 2 items, similar to Satinwood.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: satinwood satinwood n 1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum] 2: hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools 3: East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; [syn: satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Satinwood 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 Carib[ae]um) growing in Florida and the West Indies. [1913 Webster]