Definition of mahogany
plural mahoganies
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 West Indian tree (Swietenia mahagoni) that is widely used for cabinetwork and fine finish work
(2)
:a wood similar to mahogany from a congeneric tropical American tree (especially S. macrophylla)
b (1)
:the rather hard heavy usually odorless wood of any of several African trees (genus Khaya)
(2)
:the rather lightweight cedar-scented wood of any of several African trees (genus Entandrophragma) that varies in color from pinkish to deep reddish brown
2
:any of various woods resembling or substituted for mahogany obtained from trees of the mahogany family
3
:a tree that yields mahogany
4
:a moderate reddish brown
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