mahogany

n//məˈhɑɡəni//

mahogny

  1. (uncountable) The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. [from 17th c.]

  2. (countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes. [from 18th c.]

  3. (countable) (by extension) Any of various trees which resemble those of the genus Swietenia.

  4. A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.]

  5. (obsolete, colloquial) A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table. [19th c.]

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