Mahogany MAHOG'ANY, n. A tree of the genus Swietenia, growing in the
tropical climates of America. The wood is of a reddish or brown color,
very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. Of this are made our most
beautiful and durable pieces of cabinet furniture.
mahogany
n 1: wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for
cabinetwork and furniture
2: any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae
especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard
yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and
takes a high polish [syn: mahogany, mahogany tree]
3: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: reddish brown,
sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany]
mahogany n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a reddish-brown wood used for furniture. b the colour of this. 2 any tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, esp. S. mahagoni, yielding this
wood. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.
mahogany
məˈhɔɡənɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a reddish-brown wood used for
furniture. b the colour of this. 2 any tropical tree of the genus Swietenia,
esp. S. mahagoni, yielding this wood. [17th c.: orig. unkn.]
Mahogany \Ma*hog"a*ny\, n. [From the South American name.]
1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia ({S.
Mahogoni}), found in tropical America.
Note: Several other trees, with wood more or less like
mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany
({Khaya Senegalensis}), Australian mahogany
({Eucalyptus marginatus}), Bastard mahogany ({Batonia
apetala} of the West Indies), Indian mahogany ({Cedrela
Toona} of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and
Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany ({Persea Indica}),
Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ({Betula
lenta}), also the several species of Cercocarpus of
California and the Rocky Mountains.
2. The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish
brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and
susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the
manufacture of furniture.
3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.]
To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen
under the table. [Eng.]
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with
him. [Slang]
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