sissoo
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi [Term?] / Urdu [Term?]. Doublet of shisham.
Noun
editsissoo (countable and uncountable, plural sissoos)
- A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
- 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:
- There was a huge tree near Minoti's house. It was a Sissoo tree.
- The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.