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 — 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
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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
true mahogany — noun mahogany tree of West Indies • Syn: ↑Cuban mahogany, ↑Dominican mahogany, ↑Swietinia mahogani • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Swietinia … Useful english dictionary
History of the Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles. Successive waves of Arawak migrants, moving northward from the Orinoco delta in South America, settled the islands of the Caribbean.… … Wikipedia
The Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Dominican Republic (SAN DOMINGO, SANTO DOMINGO). The Dominican Republic is the eastern, and much larger political division of the island now comprehensively known as Haiti,… … Catholic encyclopedia
National Palace (Dominican Republic) — The National Palace in Santo Domingo The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch (Presidency and Vice Presidency) of the Dominican Republic. Designed in an… … Wikipedia
Swietinia mahogani — noun mahogany tree of West Indies • Syn: ↑true mahogany, ↑Cuban mahogany, ↑Dominican mahogany • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Swietinia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Swietinia — noun tropical American mahogany trees • Syn: ↑Swietinia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Meliaceae, ↑family Meliaceae, ↑mahogany family … Useful english dictionary