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Sissoo
Sis-soo′
,Noun.
[Hind.
sīs[GREEK]
.] (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. Definition 2024
sissoo
sissoo
English
Noun
sissoo (countable and uncountable, plural sissoos)
- A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
- 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:
- There was a huge tree near Minoti's house. It was a Sissoo tree.
- 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:
- The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.