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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.
Group relationships: Dalbergia, Genus Dalbergia
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sissu
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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