sissoo

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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.

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