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Webster 1913 Edition


Sissoo

Sis-soo′

,
Noun.
[Hind.
sīs[GREEK]
.]
(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.