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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