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mahogany

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ma·hog·a·ny  (m-hg-n)
n. pl. ma·hog·a·nies
1.
a. Any of various tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood.
b. The wood of any of these trees, especially that of S. mahogani, used in making furniture.
2.
a. Any of several trees having wood resembling true mahogany.
b. The wood of any of these trees.
3. A moderate reddish brown.

[Obsolete Spanish mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.]

mahogany
Noun
pl -nies
the hard reddish-brown wood of any of several tropical trees
Adjective
reddish-brown: wonderful mahogany tones [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mahoganymahogany - wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
mahogany tree, mahogany - 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
Philippine mahogany - red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish
cigar-box cedar - fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.mahoganymahogany - 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
family Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae - tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
mahogany - wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
Cedrela odorata, Spanish cedar, Spanish cedar tree - tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum, sapele mahogany - African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
African mahogany - African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
Honduras mahogany, Swietinia macrophylla - an important Central American mahogany tree
Cedrela calantas, kalantas, Philippine cedar, Toona calantas, Philippine mahogany - Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
hardtack - a mountain mahogany
3.mahoganymahogany - a shade of brown with a tinge of red
brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation
brick red - a bright reddish-brown color
copper color, copper - a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
Indian red - a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
Translations
Spanish mahogany [məˈhɔgənɪ] ncaoba
cpdde caoba

French mahogany [məˈhɔgənɪ] nacajou m
cpden (bois d')acajou

German mahogany [məˈhɔgənɪ] nMahagoni nt
cpdMahagoni-

Italian mahogany [məˈhɔgənɪ] nmogano
cpddi or in mogano

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there the people become quite a mahogany brown, ay, and in the HOTTEST lands they are burnt to Negroes.
Eight mahogany chairs stood in a row against the white wainscoting.
The body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass.
 
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