Definition of "sissoo"

sissoo

noun
countable and uncountable, plural sissoos
1. A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
  Quotations
  There was a huge tree near Minoti's house. It was a Sissoo tree.
  2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
2. The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.