satinwood

(sat'n wo̵od′)

noun

  1. any of several very smooth, hard woods used in fine furniture, marquetry, veneers, etc.
  2. any of a number of trees yielding such a wood; esp.,
    1. the (Chloroxylon swietenia) of the rue family
    2. the (Zanthoxylum flavum) of the rue family

See satinwood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A deciduous tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of India and Sri Lanka, having hard, yellowish, close-grained wood.
  2. A West Indian tree (Zanthoxylum flavum) having smooth, slightly oily, lustrous wood.
  3. The wood of either of these trees, used for furniture and cabinetwork.

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