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SATIN LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does satin leaf mean? 

SATIN LEAF (noun)
  The noun SATIN LEAF has 1 sense:

1. tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruitplay

  Familiarity information: SATIN LEAF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SATIN LEAF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

caimitillo; Chrysophyllum oliviforme; damson plum; satin leaf; satinleaf

Hypernyms ("satin leaf" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)


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