West Indian satinwood

West Indian satinwood
Zanthoxylum (E)

EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.

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  • West Indian satinwood — geltonoji uosrūtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūtinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Zanthoxylum flavum), paplitęs Floridoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Zanthoxylum flavum angl. yellow sanders; yellow sandalwood; Jamaica… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • West Indian satinwood — noun West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood • Syn: ↑satinwood, ↑Zanthoxylum flavum • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous yellowwood …   Useful english dictionary

  • Satinwood — can mean the following:*A name for a wood that can be polished to a high gloss, in particular two woods, from the flowering plant family Rutaceae: ** Chloroxylon swietenia Ceylon Satinwood or East Indian Satinwood ** Zanthoxylum flavum Jamaican… …   Wikipedia

  • satinwood — [sat′ n wood΄] n. 1. any of several very smooth, hard woods used in fine furniture, marquetry, veneers, etc. 2. any of a number of trees yielding such a wood; esp., a) the East Indian satinwood ( Chloroxylon swietenia) of the rue family b) the… …   English World dictionary

  • satinwood — noun Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either , the Ceylon or East Indian satinwood, or , the Jamaican or West Indian satinwood …   Wiktionary

  • satinwood — n. 1 a (in full Ceylon satinwood) a tree, Chlororylon swietenia, native to central and southern India and Ceylon. b (in full West Indian satinwood) a tree, Fagara flava, native to the West Indies, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and southern Florida. 2 the …   Useful english dictionary

  • satinwood — noun Date: 1792 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Jamaica satinwood — geltonoji uosrūtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūtinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Zanthoxylum flavum), paplitęs Floridoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Zanthoxylum flavum angl. yellow sanders; yellow sandalwood; Jamaica… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • satinwood — /sat n wood /, n. 1. the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used esp. for making furniture. 2. the tree itself. [1785 95; SATIN + WOOD1] * * * ▪ tree       (Chloroxylon swietenia), tree of the Rutaceae… …   Universalium

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