mahogany tree

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
Syn: ↑mahogany
Hypernyms: ↑tree
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Meliaceae, ↑family Meliaceae, ↑mahogany family
Substance Meronyms: ↑mahogany

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noun
see mahogany 3

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