satinwood

noun

sat·​in·​wood ˈsa-tᵊn-ˌwu̇d 

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 (such as the West Indian Zanthoxylum flavum of the rue family) with wood resembling true satinwood

2

: the wood of a satinwood

Examples of satinwood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Owners’ closets Carved, rare Honduran mahogany frames the walk-in closets with beautiful veneer inlays of satinwood, ebony and carpathian elm burl. —Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2020

This room holds a George III mahogany bookcase and a pair of George III satinwood chairs. —Emily Nonko, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 2