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mahogany

ma.hog.a.ny \m*-'ha:g-*-ne-\ n [origin unknown] 1: the wood of any of 
   various chiefly tropical trees (family Meliaceae, the  mahogany family) : 
   1a1: the durable yellowish brown usu. moderately hard and heavy wood of a W 
   est Indian tree (Swietenia mahogani) that is widely used for cabinetwork 
   and fine finish work 1a2: the similar wood of another tree of the same 
   genus  1b1: the rather hard heavy usu. odorless wood of African trees 
   (genus Kh aya) 1b2: the rather lightweight cedar-scented wood of African 
   trees (genus E ntandrophragma) that varies in color from pinkish to deep 
   reddish brown 2: any of various woods resembling or substituted for 
   mahogany obtained fro m trees of the mahogany family 3: a tree that yields 
   mahogany  4: a moderate reddish brown