red mahogany

noun

Definition of red mahogany

1a(1) : an Australian eucalypt (Eucalyptus resinifera) that yields a dark-colored kino

(2) : the hard deep red commercially valuable wood of this tree

b : an African mahogany (Khaya nyasica)

2 : a variable color averaging a dark reddish brown

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