satinwood
Etymology
From satin + wood.
satinwood means Woody trees in family Rutaceae; Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon or East Indian satinwood) Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.
noun
- Woody trees in family Rutaceae; Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon or East Indian satinwood)
- Woody trees in family Rutaceae; Zanthoxylum flavum (Jamaican satinwood or West Indian satinwood).
- Woody trees in family Rutaceae; Chloroxylon faho (Madagascar satinwood)
- Woody trees in family Rutaceae; Murraya paniculata, from southeast Asia and Australia
- Woody trees in family Rutaceae; Nematolepis squamea, from Australia
- Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either Chloroxylon swietenia or Zanthoxylum flavum.“On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion”