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}]