CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

Synonyms:

Chloroxylon swietenia; satinwood; satinwood tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chloroxylon swietenia" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (substance of "Chloroxylon swietenia"):

satinwood (hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools)

Holonyms ("Chloroxylon swietenia" is a member of...):

Chloroxylon; genus Chloroxylon (deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka)