tropical woods
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In 1904 a Boston syndicate, grandly titled the Swan Islands Commercial and General Trading Co., bought the place to harvest coconuts and tropical woods, but lost money steadily through the years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The nation imposed a moratorium on ivory imports, altered fishing practices that threaten sea life, and has begun to discuss reducing its consumption of tropical woods.
From Time Magazine Archive
New Zealand has gone further: it has said it will stop importing tropical woods from places where there is uncontrolled logging.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vine maple reminds one of the lianas of tropical woods, for it has not sufficient stiffness to stand erect.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
The walls were of bamboo and other tropical woods, and the roof was thatched with cocoanut leaves, which required poles to keep them in place.
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver
