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ma⋅hog⋅a⋅ny

  [muh-hog-uh-nee] noun, plural -nies, adjective
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–noun
1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, esp. 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.
Origin:
1665–75; perh. < some non-Carib language of the West Indies
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ma·hog·a·ny   (mə-hŏg'ə-nē)   
n.   pl. ma·hog·a·nies

    1. Any of various tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood.

    2. The wood of any of these trees, especially that of S. mahogani, used in making furniture.

    3. Any of several trees having wood resembling true mahogany.

    4. The wood of any of these trees.

    1. Any of several trees having wood resembling true mahogany.

    2. The wood of any of these trees.

  3. A moderate reddish brown.


[Obsolete Spanish mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.]
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Word Origin & History

mahogany 
1671, from Sp. mahogani, perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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