mahoganyPronunciation: /məˈhɒgəni/Translate mahogany | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of mahogany noun 1 [mass noun] hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for quality furniture. a rich reddish-brown colour like that of mahogany wood: [as modifier]:the shining mahogany hair flowed to her shoulders 2the tropical tree which produces mahogany. Swietenia mahagoni, family Meliaceae (tropical America), and other species used in names of trees which yield timber similar to mahogany, e.g. African mahogany. Origin: mid 17th century: of unknown originmahogany in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of mahogany in the US English dictionary
