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Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas [1] and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae. Mahogany is used commercially for a wide variety of goods, due to its coloring and durable nature.
Bennett has been described as the head of the wood-cutting oligarchy in Belize City. [2] The Belize entrepôt became de facto the colony British Honduras with the treaty that ended the Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), and gained further territory from Spain as a result of the Convention of London (1786); [3] That convention also led to the British Black River settlement to the east being ...
The genus is famed as the supplier of mahogany, at first yielded by Swietenia mahagoni, a Caribbean species, which was so extensively used locally and exported that its trade ended by the 1950s. These days almost all mahogany is yielded by the mainland species, Swietenia macrophylla , although no longer from its native locations due to the ...
The action centred on a fictional small clothing workshop (the title is a reference to the textile industry), Fenner's Fashions in London. [1] Although run by Harold Fenner (Peter Jones) and the foreman and pattern cutter Reg Turner (), the female workers are led by militant shop steward Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin), ever ready to strike, with the catchphrase "Everybody out!"
The name "mahogany" is used botanically for Entandophragma spp. If you don't have access to biological abstract, try Google Scholar. "and/or" is redundant - or is non-exclusive in English (as opposed to in Boolean logic). ano po b ung scientific name ng mahogany sa pinas Guettarda 17:34, 17 September 2005 (UTC) It is in use, somewhat.
The serial saw the debut of the characters Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot, portrayed by Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter; they would later reprise their roles in audio dramas produced by Big Finish, first in the 2009 The Companion Chronicles episode "The Mahogany Murderers", and then in their own spin-off series Jago ...
David Dickinson MBE (born David Gulesserian; 16 August 1941) is an English antiques dealer and television presenter.Between 2000 and 2004, Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show Bargain Hunt, where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott.
The trade name for the wood of this species is doussié; it is known for being resistant to decay and termites. [3] The leaves are sometimes used as fodder for livestock. [2] The bark is often used for medicinal purposes in West Africa, and some groups regard the tree as "a refuge of invisible spirits". [9]