mahogany tree

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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 polishmahoganyfamily Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae - tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental treesmahogany - wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furnitureCedrela odorata, Spanish cedar, Spanish cedar tree - tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxesAfrican scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum, sapele mahogany - African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brownAfrican mahogany - African tree having hard heavy odorless woodCuban mahogany, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani, true mahogany - mahogany tree of West IndiesHonduras mahogany, Swietinia macrophylla - an important Central American mahogany treeCedrela calantas, kalantas, Philippine cedar, Toona calantas, Philippine mahogany - Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant woodtree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermshardtack - a mountain mahogany