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English noun: mahogany | |||
| 1. | mahogany (plant) wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cigar-box cedar, Philippine mahogany | ||
| Substance meronym | mahogany, mahogany tree | ||
| 2. | mahogany (plant) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | mahogany tree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | African mahogany, African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, Cedrela calantas, Cedrela odorata, Cuban mahogany, Dominican mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum, hardtack, Honduras mahogany, kalantas, Philippine cedar, Philippine mahogany, sapele mahogany, Spanish cedar, Spanish cedar tree, Swietinia macrophylla, Swietinia mahogani, Toona calantas, true mahogany | ||
| Member meronym | family Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae | ||
| Substance holonym | mahogany | ||
| 3. | mahogany (attribute) a shade of brown with a tinge of red | ||
| Synonyms | burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brown, brownness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brick red, copper, copper color, Indian red | ||
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