mahogany

noun

• 1hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for high-quality furniture.
• a rich reddish-brown color like that of mahogany wood.

• 2the tropical American tree that produces mahogany timber, widely harvested from the wild.

  • Genus Swietenia, family Meliaceae: three species, especially S. mahagoni
• used in names of trees that yield timber similar to mahogany, e.g., Philippine mahogany.