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noun
1.
any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
2.
the wood itself.
3.
any of various similar trees or their wood. Compare African mahogany, Philippine mahogany.
4.
a reddish-brown color.
adjective
5.
pertaining to or made of mahogany.
6.
of the color mahogany.
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Mahogany
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Origin:
1665–75; perhaps < some non-Carib language of the West Indies
1665–75; perhaps < some non-Carib language of the West Indies
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Example Sentences
- The layers are an improbable red that can vary from a fluorescent pink to a dark ruddy mahogany.
- The cacao trees on the plantation are intermixed with mahogany and other timber species.
- His piercing eyes were set in a deeply creased, mahogany face.
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World English Dictionary
| mahogany (məˈhɒɡənɪ) | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | any of various tropical American trees of the meliaceous genus Swietenia, esp S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, valued for their hard reddish-brown wood |
| 2. | any of several trees with similar wood, such as African mahogany (genus Khaya) and Philippine mahogany (genus Shorea) |
| 3. | a. See also acajou the wood of any of these trees |
| b. (as modifier): a mahogany table | |
| 4. | a. a reddish-brown colour |
| b. (as modifier): mahogany skin | |
| [C17: origin obscure] | |
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Word Origin & History
mahogany
1671, from Sp. mahogani, perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras).
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