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Definition of Cuban mahogany
1. Noun. Mahogany tree of West Indies.
Generic synonyms: Mahogany, Mahogany Tree
Group relationships: Genus Swietinia, Swietinia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuban Mahogany
Literary usage of Cuban mahogany
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Industrial Cuba: Being a Study of Present Commercial and Industrial by Robert Percival Porter (1899)
"Cuban mahogany is the most valuable known in the market. The common variety is
worth from $110 to $150 per 1000 feet, and the bird's-eye, ..."
2. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"... show marked differences in color, but mahogany from the State of Tabasco,
Mexico, is sold in Europe at the same price asked for Cuban mahogany. ..."
3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1906)
"Cuban mahogany, like Cuban Cedar is considered better than Mexican and that of
most other sources of supply, bringing from 8 to 12 cents per foot in the log ..."
4. Problems of the Finishing Room: A Reference and Formula Manual for Furniture by Walter Karl Schmidt (1916)
"Mahogany, with the exception of Cuban mahogany, is very soft and easily bruised.
It is asking too much that this wood pass through all the various processes ..."
5. The Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (1904)
"The cabinet-work is of Cuban mahogany, and the floor is strewn with antique
Turkish rugs. The hall has been kept severely plain and contains a picturesque ..."
6. Commercial Cuba: A Book for Business Men by William Jared Clark (1898)
"Cuban mahogany is well known both in Europe and America as being the best in the
market, and the commonest variety easily sells at from $110 to $180 per ..."
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