Definitions for sabicu
sabicu

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1. sabicu, sabicu woodnoun

   the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany

2. sabicu, Lysiloma sabicunoun

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

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1. sabicunoun

   a West Indian tree (Lysiloma sabicu)

2. sabicunoun

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

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1. sabicu

   Sabicu wood or sabicu is the wood of at least two species of the genus Lysiloma. Lysiloma sabicu (L.) Benth. occurs sparingly in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. It was named by George Bentham (1800-1884) from a Cuban specimen examined in 1854. Bentham went on to identify a second species, Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth., which grows best in the Bahamas. The latter is commonly known as 'wild tamarind' or 'false tamarind'. The wood of both species is similar, being mid-brown in colour, sometimes with a reddish hue, heavy (specific gravity of 0.40-0.75) hard and durable. Some timber is well figured, but most relatively plain. The wood has been used in construction, shipbuilding and in furniture making, although its weight is a distinct drawback for the latter purpose. The stairs of The Crystal Palace in London, in which The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held, were made of sabicu due to its durability. Despite the enormous traffic that passed over them, the wood at the end was found to be little affected by wear.There is some confusion in the published literature between L. sabicu and L. latisiliquum, although there is little doubt that the former was the most important commercial species. There is also confusion with other Bahamian species colloquially known as 'tamarind', several of which were also called sabicu. The most common of these are Peltophorum adnatum Griseb. and Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose. At various times their wood has also been called 'horseflesh mahogany'. The Economic Botany Collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, contains specimens of wood from all these species collected at various times in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The labelling evinces considerable confusion, but it seems likely that 'horseflesh mahogany' properly applies to Peltophorum and Cojoba, while sabicu applies to Lysiloma.

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1. sabicu

   Sabicu refers to any of several tropical American trees of the genus Lysiloma that produce hard, dark brown wood often used in construction or for making furniture. The term can also refer to the wood itself.

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1. Sabicunoun

   the very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree (Lysiloma Sabicu), valued for shipbuilding

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sabicu in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sabicu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sabicu
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sabicu
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabicu
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sabicu