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Yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties
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sissoo
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Word definitions for sissoo in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sissoo \Sis*soo"\, n. [Hind. s[=i]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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties [syn: sissu , sisham , Dalbergia sissoo ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A leguminous tree (''Dalbergia sissoo'') of northern India. 2 The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.
Usage examples of sissoo.
King, if you wish to do me a favour, go south from here some distance all alone, and you will see a sissoo tree and a dead body hanging from it.
And as he walked with difficulty along the cemetery road, he came upon the sissoo tree at some distance, and saw a body hanging on it.
And if you give a good answer, then I will jump from your shoulder and go back to the sissoo tree.
King Triple-victory went back under the sissoo tree to fetch the goblin.
King Triple-victory went back under the sissoo tree and caught the goblin, who gave a horse-laugh.
King Triple-victory went back to the sissoo tree and saw the body with the goblin in it hanging there just as before.
And the king determined to get him, and went again to the sissoo tree.
And the king was still determined to catch him, and went once more to the sissoo tree.
King went back under the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started as before.
He went back again, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started from the sissoo tree.
But when he came to the sissoo tree, he was surprised to see a great many bodies hanging on the tree.
He bravely went through the dreadful cemetery to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started as before.