sissoo

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noun

A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.

Similar
sissusishamDalbergia sissoo
OriginHindi [Term?] ← Urdu [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounsissoo (countable and uncountable, plural sissoos)

plural sissoos

  1. countableuncountableA leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.

    There was a huge tree near Minoti's house. It was a Sissoo tree.

    2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
  2. countableuncountableThe dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEast Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties

Similar
sissusishamDalbergia sissoo
Broader
tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Urdu[Term?]
  2. Hindi[Term?]
  3. Englishsissoo

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

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APA

sissoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sissoo

MLA

“sissoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sissoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sissoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sissoo.

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