What is "sabicu"

Sabicu \Sab"i*cu\, n. The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree ( Lysiloma Sabicu), valued for shipbuilding.

n. 1 a West Indian tree ''(Lysiloma sabicu)'' 2 the hard dark wood of the sabicu tree, which resembles mahogany in texture

1. n. the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany [syn: sabicu wood]

2. West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value [syn: Lysiloma sabicu]