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sissoo


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sissoo 
  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}] 




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