Definitions for mahoganyməˈhɒg ə ni

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ma•hog•a•nyməˈhɒg ə ni(n.)(pl.)-nies.

  1. 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.

    Category: Plants

  2. the wood itself.

  3. any of various related or similar trees or their wood.

    Category: Plants

  4. a reddish brown color.

Origin of mahogany:

1650–60; perh. < some non-Carib language of the West Indies

Princeton's WordNet

  1. mahogany(noun)

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

  2. mahogany, mahogany tree(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

  3. reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany(noun)

    a shade of brown with a tinge of red

Wiktionary

  1. mahogany(Noun)

    Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.

  2. mahogany(Noun)

    The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.

  3. mahogany(Adjective)

    Made of mahogany.

  4. mahogany(Adjective)

    Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.

  5. Origin: Origin uncertain.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mahogany(noun)

    a large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America

  2. Mahogany(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

  3. Mahogany(noun)

    a table made of mahogany wood


Translations for mahogany

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

mahogany(noun)

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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