African mahogany

noun

plural African mahoganies

: mahogany

a door made of African mahogany

:

a

: the rather hard heavy usually odorless wood of any of several African trees (genus Khaya)

b

: the rather lightweight cedar-scented wood of any of several African trees (genus Entandrophragma) that varies in color from pinkish to deep reddish brown

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above