Search Result for "dalbergia sissoo":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties;
[syn: sissoo, sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissoo]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sissoo \Sis*soo"\, n. [Hind. s[imac]s?.] (Bot.) A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Dalbergia sissoo n 1: East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties [syn: sissoo, sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissoo]