mahogany

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I bet your library smells of rich mahogany.

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

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noun

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

noun

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

noun

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mahogany.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

Example sentences

I bet your library smells of rich mahogany.

"many leather-bound books, and... smells of rich mahogany"

The only model I see in stock anywhere is the AM3060ZZP with a mahogany colored top.

I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.

Dark mahogany wooden floors span the interior, glimmering in the light as you see the coat you came for.

The SV kegerator the equivalent of the old mahogany desk -- a new status symbol.

I can picture the scene:CEO seated at fusty mahogany desk says "Eagles, jet fighters, and crew shells aren't selling to these 'millenials.

Might as well publish an article about somebody who is making a nice set of switches for the front panel of a pdp-11 using mahogany wood or something.