Mahogany

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of several tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia of the family Meliaceae, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood.
  • noun. The wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture and musical instruments.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of several trees of the family Meliaceae having similar wood, such as African mahogany.
  • noun. Any of several trees of other families having similar wood, such as Philippine mahogany.
  • noun. The wood of any of these trees.
  • noun. A moderate reddish brown.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An old British collectors' name for a European and Asiatic noctuid moth, Amphipyra tetra.
  • noun. A tree, Swietenia Mahagoni, of the natural order MeliaceÅ“.
  • noun. The wood of the above tree.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A table, especially a dinner-table.
  • noun. A kind of drink. See the quotation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America.
  • noun. The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.
  • noun. A table made of mahogany wood.
  • noun. to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table.
  • noun. to dine with him.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.
  • noun. The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.
  • noun. A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood
  • adjective. Made of mahogany.
  • adjective. Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
  • noun. any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
  • noun. a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  • Word Usage
    "And consider a big tall bookshelf or wall unit in mahogany to go with that lovely door."
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