SABICU

sabicu, Lysiloma sabicu

(noun) West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value

sabicu, sabicu wood

(noun) the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sabicu (plural sabicus)

a West Indian tree Lysiloma sabicu

the hard dark wood of the sabicu tree, which resembles mahogany in texture

Source: Wiktionary


Sab"i*cu, n.

Definition: The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree (Lysilona Sabicu), valued for shipbuilding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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