mahoganyməˈhɒg ə ni
mahogany (n)
- plural
- mahoganies
English Definitions:
mahogany (noun)
wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
mahogany, mahogany tree (noun)
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
reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany (noun)
a shade of brown with a tinge of red
mahogany (Noun)
Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.
mahogany (Noun)
The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.
mahogany (Adjective)
Made of mahogany.
mahogany (Adjective)
Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.
Mahogany
Mahogany is any of many different kinds of tropical hardwood, most of which are reddish-brown wood that is widely used in furniture-making, boat building, and other high specification uses. However, there are only three species of "genuine mahogany", all indigenous to the Americas. These are Swietenia mahagoni Jacq., S. macrophylla King, and S. humilis Zucc. The natural distribution of these species within the Americas is geographically distinct. S. mahagoni grows on the West Indian islands as far north as the Bahamas, the Florida Keys and parts of Florida; S. humilis grows in the dry regions of the Pacific coast of Central America from south-western Mexico to Costa Rica; S. macrophylla grows in Central America from Yucatan southwards and into South America, extending as far as Peru, Bolivia and extreme western Brazil. In the 20th century various botanists attempted to further define S. macrophylla in South America as a new species, such as S. candollei Pittier and S. tessmannii Harms., but many authorities consider these spurious. According to Record and Hess, all of the mahogany of continental North and South America can be considered as one botanical species, Swietenia macrophylla King.
Mahogany
Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae. Mahogany is used commercially for a wide variety of goods, due to its coloring and durable nature. It is naturally found within the Americas, but has also been imported to plantations across Asia and Oceania. The mahogany trade may have begun as early as the 16th century and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries. In certain countries, mahogany is considered an invasive species.
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