West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
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hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
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East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood
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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.