- sabicu wood
- nounthe wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany• Syn: ↑sabicu• Hypernyms: ↑wood• Substance Holonyms: ↑sabicu, ↑Lysiloma sabicu
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nounsee sabicu
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Sabicu wood — or sabicu is the wood of Lysiloma latisiliquum , a smallish leguminous tree. The wood has a rich mahogany color; it is fairly heavy (sg 0.8), hard and durable, and therefore valued in shipbuilding. Sabicu, on account of its durability, was… … Wikipedia
Sabicu — Sab i*cu, n. The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree ({Lysiloma Sabicu}), valued for shipbuilding. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sabicu — noun a) a West Indian tree (Lysiloma sabicu) b) the hard dark wood of the sabicu tree, which resembles mahogany in texture … Wiktionary
sabicu — [ˌsabɪ ku:] noun a Caribbean leguminous tree, with wood that resembles mahogany and is used chiefly in boatbuilding. [Lysiloma sabicu.] Origin C19: from Cuban Sp. sabicú … English new terms dictionary
sabicu — n. 1 a W. Indian tree, Lysiloma latisiliqua, grown for timber. 2 the mahogany like wood of this tree. Etymology: Cuban Sp. sabicuacute … Useful english dictionary
Lysiloma sabicu — noun West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value • Syn: ↑sabicu • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Lysiloma, ↑genus Lysiloma … Useful english dictionary
Lysiloma Sabicu — Sabicu Sab i*cu, n. The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree ({Lysiloma Sabicu}), valued for shipbuilding. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lysiloma latisiliquum — Lysiloma latisiliquum … Wikipedia Español
