- true mahogany
- nounmahogany tree of West Indies• Syn: ↑Cuban mahogany, ↑Dominican mahogany, ↑Swietinia mahogani• Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree• Member Holonyms: ↑Swietinia, ↑genus Swietinia
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Mahogany — This article is about the timber. For other uses, see Mahogany (disambiguation). Honduras mahogany The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark colored hardwood. It is a native American word originally used for the wood… … Wikipedia
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:… … Useful english dictionary
African mahogany — noun African tree having hard heavy odorless wood • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Khaya, ↑genus Khaya * * * noun see mahogany * * * 1. a large … Useful english dictionary
Cuban mahogany — noun mahogany tree of West Indies • Syn: ↑true mahogany, ↑Dominican mahogany, ↑Swietinia mahogani • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Swietinia … Useful english dictionary
Dominican mahogany — noun mahogany tree of West Indies • Syn: ↑true mahogany, ↑Cuban mahogany, ↑Swietinia mahogani • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Swietinia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Honduras mahogany — noun an important Central American mahogany tree • Syn: ↑Swietinia macrophylla • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized H 1. : an important Central American timber tree (Swietenia m … Useful english dictionary
colombian mahogany — noun Usage: usually capitalized C 1. : a tropical American timber tree (Cariniana pyriformis) 2. : the wood of the Colombian mahogany often sold as true mahogany called also albarco … Useful english dictionary
African mahogany — 1. a large tree, Khaya ivorensis, of western Africa, having hard wood resembling true mahogany, widely used in cabinetmaking and boatbuilding. 2. any of several related or similar African hardwood trees. 3. the wood of any of these trees. [1835… … Universalium
Philippine mahogany — noun Etymology: Philippine Islands Date: circa 1924 any of several Philippine dipterocarp timber trees (genera Shorea, Parashorea, and Pentacme) with wood resembling that of the true mahoganies; also its wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
Swietenia mahagoni — Cultivated tree, India Conservation status … Wikipedia
