"mahogany" in the noun sense

1. mahogany

wood of any of various mahogany trees much used for cabinetwork and furniture

2. mahogany, mahogany tree

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

3. reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

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