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Mahogany

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Noun

1. mahogany

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

2. mahogany, mahogany tree

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

3. burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, sepia, venetian red

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

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Mahogany

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noun plural -nies
1. 
any of various tropical American trees of the meliaceous genus Swietenia, esp S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, valued for their hard reddish-brown wood
2. 
any of several trees with similar wood, such as African mahogany (genus Khaya) and Philippine mahogany (genus Shorea)
3. 
a. 
the wood of any of these trees
See also acajou (sense 2)
b. 
(as modifier)
a mahogany table
4. 
a. 
a reddish-brown colour
b. 
(as modifier)
mahogany skin

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Mahogany

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nounWord forms: plural maˈhoganies
1. 
a. 
any of a genus (Swietenia) of tropical trees of the mahogany family, with dark, heavy heartwood
b. 
the wood of any of these trees; esp., the hard, reddish-brown to yellow wood of a tropical American tree (S. mahogani), valued for furniture, interior finishing, and cabinetwork
2. 
a. 
any of various trees of this family having similar wood, as any of several African trees (genus Khaya)
b. 
any of various trees of other families having similar wood, as a Philippine mahogany or certain eucalyptus trees
c. 
the wood of any of these trees
3. 
reddish brown
adjective
4. 
designating a family (Meliaceae, order Sapindales) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous plants, including baywood and chinaberry
5. 
made of mahogany
6. 
reddish-brown

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Mahogany

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n. pl. ma·hog·a·nies
1.
a. 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.
b. The wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture and musical instruments.
2.
a. Any of several trees of the family Meliaceae having similar wood, such as African mahogany.
b. Any of several trees of other families having similar wood, such as Philippine mahogany.
c. The wood of any of these trees.
3. A moderate reddish brown.

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