Chloroxylon swietenia n 1: East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; [syn: {satinwood}, {satinwood tree}, {Chloroxylon swietenia}]
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 Caribaeum}) growing in Florida and the West Indies. [1913 Webster]
Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus}, trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Zantewood \Zan"te*wood`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also {zante}, and {zante fustic}. See {Fustet}, and the Note under {Fustic}. (b) Satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). [1913 Webster]