mahogany(n = noun.plant)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;
A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America. [1913 Webster]
The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture. [1913 Webster]
A table made of mahogany wood. [1913 Webster]
To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. [Eng.] --
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with him. [Slang]
, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a a reddish-brown wood used for furniture. b the colour of this.
2 any tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, esp. S. mahagoni, yielding this wood.
Etymology
17th c.: orig. unkn.
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