sissoo
English
Etymology
From Hindi [Term?] / Urdu [Term?]. Doublet of shisham.
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.
Anagrams
- sossoi