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satinwood
noun sat·in·wood \ˈsa-tən-ˌwu̇d\
Definition of SATINWOOD
1
a : a tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of the rue family native to India and Sri Lanka that yields a lustrous yellowish-brown wood b : a tree (as the West Indian Zanthoxylum flavum of the rue family) with wood resembling true satinwood
2
: the wood of a satinwood
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First Known Use of SATINWOOD
1792
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