Sabicu wood

Sabicu wood

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 selected for the stairs of the Great Exhibition of London in 1851, and, notwithstanding the enormous traffic which passed over them, the wood at the end was found to be little affected by wear.

There is some confusion regarding "Lysiloma sabicu", an arborescent shrub native to the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, which may reach 12m in height. This species was regarded as part of "Lysiloma latisiliquum" for a considerable time but is now recognised again as a separate species. Its wood, when available, will be traded as sabicu as well.


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  • sabicu wood — noun the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany • Syn: ↑sabicu • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑sabicu, ↑Lysiloma sabicu * * * noun see sabicu …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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