CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chloroxylon swietenia mean? 

• CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA (noun)
  The noun CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA has 1 sense:

1. East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

  Familiarity information: CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA (noun)

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Meaning:

East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chloroxylon swietenia; satinwood; satinwood tree

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)