Dalbergia sissoo
- noun
- Specialized
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Dalbergia sissoo
- Farmers often plant Dalbergia sissoo for its ability to provide fodder and timber.
Examples
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Because of its durability, Dalbergia sissoo is commonly used in railway sleepers in South Asia.
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The heartwood of Dalbergia sissoo is prized for making high-quality furniture.
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The Dalbergia sissoo tree is known for its strong wood.
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Many farmers grow Dalbergia sissoo for its leaves.
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Because of its durability, Dalbergia sissoo is commonly used in railway sleepers in South Asia.
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Farmers often plant Dalbergia sissoo for its ability to provide fodder and timber.
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The heartwood of Dalbergia sissoo is prized for making high-quality furniture.
Synonyms
A tree from India with strong dark brown wood used for building and leaves fed to animals
An Asian tree that has hard dark wood used for ships and railway ties and leaves that feed animals
A large Indian tree with hard brown wood for building and leaves fed to animals
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Morphology
This is a taxonomic binomial combining a genus name (Dalbergia) with a species/common-name element (sissoo); both constituents denote trees or timber-producing plants, so a learner who knows those meanings can infer it refers to a particular kind of tree with durable wood. Botanical naming is a regular, cross-linguistic convention, making the overall sense directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Dalbergia sissoo takes the scientific genus name Dalbergia, which may honour a European scientist named Dalberg, and the local name sissoo, from the South Asian word 'shisham'. The name sissoo points to the tree's origin and its famous use for strong wood and animal fodder, so the name helps us remember it is the Indian timber tree used for furniture and railway sleepers.