sissoo

English

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?] / Urdu [Term?]. Doublet of shisham.

Noun

sissoo (countable and uncountable, plural sissoos)

1. 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.

2. The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.

Anagrams

• sossoi