sissoo

Examples

• All

• The wood of the sissoo is prized for its strength and resistance to decay.

• The sissoo tree grows rapidly in tropical climates.

• Farmers often feed the leaves of the sissoo tree to their livestock.

• Farmers often plant sissoos for their valuable timber.

• The carpenter chose to use sissoo wood because of its strength and durability for furniture making.

• In India, livestock are often fed the leaves of the sissoo tree, which provide essential nutrients.

• The shipbuilder selected sissoo timber for its resistance to water and long-lasting quality.

Synonyms

D

Dalbergia sissoo

vssissoo

• Specialized

9.9

A tree from South Asia that loses its leaves and has strong wood for building and leaves for animal feed

is the everyday common term rather than the formal Latin name

S

sissu

vssissoo

• Indian

9.9

A large Indian tree with hard brown wood for building and leaves fed to animals

uses the standard English spelling instead of this variant

S

sisham

vssissoo

• Indian

9.9

An Asian tree that has hard dark wood used for ships and railway ties and leaves that feed animals

is the usual spelling used in many English references rather than this form

Compounds

D

Dalbergia sissoo

• Specialized

9.9

A tree from South Asia that loses its leaves and has strong wood for building and leaves for animal feed

Surface Forms

Etymology