Honduras mahogany

Honduras mahogany
noun
an important Central American mahogany tree
Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized H
1. : an important Central American timber tree (Swietenia macrophylla) closely related to true mahogany
2. : mahogany 1a(2)

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