mahogany


Definition: Meaning of, mahogany in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / məˈhɒɡəni /

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mahogany mahoganies
  1. [uncountable and countable] a type of hard reddish brown wood used for making furniture, or the tree that produces this wood
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  2. [uncountable] a dark, reddish brown colour
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mahogany used in phrases

  • African mahogany (noun)
    1. african tree having hard heavy odourless wood
  • African scented mahogany (noun)
    1. african tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in colour from pink to reddish brown
  • Cuban mahogany (noun)
    1. mahogany tree of West Indies
  • Dominican mahogany (noun)
    1. mahogany tree of West Indies
  • Honduras mahogany (noun)
    1. an important Central American mahogany tree
  • Philippine mahogany (noun)
    1. red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish
    2. philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
  • cedar mahogany (noun)
    1. african tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in colour from pink to reddish brown
  • mahogany family (noun)
    1. tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
  • mahogany tree (noun)
    1. 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
  • mahogany-red (adjective)
    1. of brown tinged with red
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