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ID: 300012232
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300012232

 

Record Type: concept
West Indies mahogany (wood) (mahogany (wood), hardwood, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Hard, fine-grained wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, native to southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola. It turns reddish brown at maturity and takes a good polish. This is the species for which the term "mahogany" was first coined, derived from a Native American term. The wood is used for cabinet-making and other purposes.
 
Terms:
West Indies mahogany (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
mahogany, West Indies (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
West Indian mahogany (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
Cuban mahogany (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
Spanish mahogany (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
mahogany, West Indian (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
西印度群島桃花心木 (木材) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
xī yìn dù qún dǎo táo huā xīn mù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
xi yin du qun dao tao hua xin mu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
hsi yin tu ch'ün tao t'ao hua hsin mu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
Westindisch mahoniehout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
caoba de las Antillas (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by origin>
............ <materials by origin> (G)
Hierarchy of biological material
................ biological material (G)
Hierarchy of plant material
.................... plant material (G)
Hierarchy of <wood and wood by product>
........................ <wood and wood by product> (G)
Hierarchy of wood (plant material)
............................ wood (plant material) (G)
Hierarchy of <wood by composition or origin>
................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of hardwood
.................................... hardwood (G)
Hierarchy of mahogany (wood)
........................................ mahogany (wood) (G)
Hierarchy of West Indies mahogany (wood)
............................................ West Indies mahogany (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 屬於桃花心木屬樹木的木材,原產於中美洲和西印度群島,在櫥櫃製造上極具價值。 
Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot de soort Swietenia mahagoni, inheems in Midden-Amerika en West-Indië. Dit is de soort waarvoor de term "mahonie" voor het eerst werd gebruikt, afgeleid van een Indiaanse term. Het is hoogwaardig materiaal voor kabinetten. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente a la especie Swietenia mahagoni, nativo de América Central y Antillas. Es apreciado para fabricar muebles. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Swietenia mahagoni (species)
................................  (Swietenia (genus), Meliaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300375020]

Sources and Contributors:
西印度群島桃花心木 (木材)............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
caoba de las Antillas (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.....................................................  Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1997) 393
.....................................................  Rodríguez Bernis, Diccionario de Mobiliario (2006) 94
Cuban mahogany (wood)............  [VP]
......................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
......................................  Titmuss, Commericial Timbers (1965) 144
hsi yin tu ch'ün tao t'ao hua hsin mu............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
..............................................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
mahogany, West Indian (wood)............  [VP]
...............................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
mahogany, West Indies (wood)............  [VP]
...............................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Spanish mahogany (wood)............  [VP]
.........................................  Bramwell, International Book of Wood (1976) 257
West Indian mahogany (wood)............  [VP]
...............................................  Broschat and Donselman, Growth of West Indian Mahogany (1983) title
...............................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
...............................................  ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System online (2005-)
West Indies mahogany (wood)............  [VP Preferred]
...............................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 836
...............................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
...............................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
Westindisch mahoniehout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP]
.........................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.........................................  Boerhaave Beekman, Elseviers Wood Dictionary (1964)
xi yin du qun dao tao hua xin mu............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.....................................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
xī yìn dù qún dǎo táo huā xīn mù............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.....................................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Boerhaave Beekman, Elseviers Wood Dictionary (1964)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
.......... Timbers of the World (1979-1980) v. II, p. 368
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Boerhaave Beekman, Elseviers Wood Dictionary (1964)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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