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1. (n.) mahogany
any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, esp. S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish brown wood used for making furniture.
2. mahogany
the wood itself.
3. mahogany
any of various related or similar trees or their wood.
4. mahogany
a reddish brown color.
Etymology: (1650–60; perh. < some non-Carib language of the West Indies)
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1. (noun) mahogany
wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
2. (noun) 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. (noun) reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany
a shade of brown with a tinge of red
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Mahogany
a large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America
2. (noun) Mahogany
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
3. (noun) Mahogany
a table made of mahogany wood
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Sense: the wood of a tropical American tree, much used for making furniture
This table is made of mahogany; (also adjective) a mahogany table.
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 Afrikaans: mahonie |
 Arabic: خَشَب ماهوغوني |
 Bulgarian: махагон |
 Brazilian: mogno |
 Czech: mahagon(ový) |
 German: das Mahagoni; Mahagoni-.. |
 Danish: mahogni; mahogni- |
 Greek: μαόνι |
 Spanish: caoba |
 Estonian: mahagon |
 Farsi: چوب ماهون |
 Finnish: mahonki |
 French: (en) acajou |
 Hebrew: ,מַהֲגוֹנִי, תוֹלַענָה |
 Hindi: महार्घकाष्ठ |
 Croatian: mahagoni |
 Hungarian: mahagóni |
 Indonesian: mahoni |
 Icelandic: mahóní |
 Italian: mogano; di/in mogano |
 Japanese: マホガニー材 |
 Korean: 마호가니(열대 아메리카산) |
 Lithuanian: raudonmedis |
 Latvian: mahagonijs, sarkankoks |
 Malay: mahogani |
 Dutch: mahoniehout |
 Norwegian: mahogni |
 Polish: mahoń |
 Persian: چوب ماهون |
 Pashto: يو ډول لرګى په امريكا كښى |
 Portuguese: mogno |
 Romanian: (de) mahon |
 Russian: красное дерево |
 Slovak: mahagón; mahagónový |
 Slovenian: mahagoni |
 Serbian: mahagoni |
 Swedish: mahogny |
 Thai: ไม้มะฮอกกานี |
 Turkish: maun (kerestesi) |
 Taiwanese: 核桃木(桃花心木) |
 Ukrainian: червоне дерево |
 Urdu: ایک سرخی مائل بھوری لکڑی |
 Vietnamese: gỗ gụ |
 Chinese: 桃花心木 |
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