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Definition of white satin in English:

white satin

Pronunciation /ˌwʌɪt ˈsatɪn/

noun

  • 1Botany
    rare More fully "white satin flower". Either of two plants of the genus Lunaria, the annual L. annua and the perennial L. rediviva, which have flattened seed pods with a silvery sheen on the inner membrane. Compare "honesty". Also called satin, satin flower.

  • 2More fully "white satin moth". The satin moth, Leucoma salicis.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist. From white + satin, probably with allusion to colour and sheen and to smoothness.