sisham (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sisham*:
NOUN	plant	sisham, sissoo, sissu, Dalbergia sissoo	East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder

English > *sisham*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties.
Synonyms	sissoo, sissu, Dalbergia sissoo
Member of	Dalbergia, genus Dalbergia	large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
Broader	tree	A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanish	sissu
Catalan	sissu

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