satinwood

satinwood
noun
  1. [mass noun]glossy yellowish timber from a tropical tree, valued for cabinetwork
    椴木木材
  2. the tropical hardwood tree that produces this timber
    椴木
  3. Two species in the family Rutaceae: Ceylon satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia), native to India and Sri Lanka, and West Indian or Jamaican satinwood (Zanthoxylum flava), native to the Caribbean, Bermuda, and southern Florida
    芸香科中2种:产于印度和斯里兰卡的锡兰椴木(拉丁名Chloroxylon swietenia),及产于加勒比、百慕大和南佛罗里达的西印度(或牙买加)黄色花椒木(拉丁名Zanthoxylum flava)
    ■used in names of other trees which yield high-quality timber, e.g. Nigerian satinwood
    [用于出产优质木材的其他树名,如Nigerian satinwood]
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