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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
Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery — Location Ramona, California, United States Appellation Ramona Valley AVA Varieta … Wikipedia
Mahogany Ship — The Mahogany Ship refers to a putative, early shipwreck that is purported to lie beneath the sand in the Armstrong Bay area, approximately 3 to 6 kilometres west of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria, Australia.[1] In many modern accounts it is… … Wikipedia
cedar — /see deuhr/, n. 1. any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Cf. cedar of Lebanon. 2. any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish… … Universalium
mahogany — noun (plural nies) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1660 1. the wood of any of various chiefly tropical trees (family Meliaceae, the mahogany family): a. (1) the durable yellowish brown to reddish brown usually moderately hard and heavy wood of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mahogany family — the plant family Meliaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having alternate, pinnate leaves, usually branched clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or leathery capsule, and including the chinaberry,… … Universalium
African scented mahogany — noun African tree having rather lightweight cedar scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown • Syn: ↑cedar mahogany, ↑sapele mahogany, ↑Entandrophragma cylindricum • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holony … Useful english dictionary
sapele mahogany — noun African tree having rather lightweight cedar scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown • Syn: ↑African scented mahogany, ↑cedar mahogany, ↑Entandrophragma cylindricum • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • … Useful english dictionary
Spanish cedar — noun tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes • Syn: ↑Spanish cedar tree, ↑Cedrela odorata • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cedrela, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spanish cedar tree — noun tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes • Syn: ↑Spanish cedar, ↑Cedrela odorata • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cedrela, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
