Definition of Sissu

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

Exact synonyms: Dalbergia Sissoo, Sisham, Sissoo
Group relationships: Dalbergia, Genus Dalbergia
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sissu

sisomicin sulfate
siss
sisses
sissier
sissies
sissiest
sissification
sissified
sissifies
sissify
sissifying
sissiness
sissinesses
sissoo
sissoos
sissu (current term)
sissy
sissyish
sissyness
sissynesses
sissyphobia
sist
sisted
sister
sister-in-law
sister-in-laws
sister-wife
sister-wives
sister chromatid
sister chromatid cohesion

Literary usage of Sissu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Indian Forester (1883)
"The writer is not so successful in his account of the sissu, ... H. sissu or shisham ; the Indian mahogany.—Undoubtedly this tree is very valuable. ..."

2. The Indian Forester (1898)
"In the older compartments, the proportion of the Mulberry to the sissu in the ... This factor, however, in the favour of the sissu no longer exists, as, ..."

3. The Indian Forester (1899)
"In the older compartments, the proportion of the Mulberry to the sissu in the coppiced ... The above remarks concerning the suppression of the sissu by the ..."

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