mahogany tree

1. 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 (synset 112715905)
   is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
   subtypes:

   • cedrela odorata, spanish cedar, spanish cedar tree - tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
   • african scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, entandrophragma cylindricum, sapele mahogany - African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
   • african mahogany - African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
   • cuban mahogany, dominican mahogany, swietinia mahogani, true mahogany - mahogany tree of West Indies
   • honduras mahogany, swietinia macrophylla - an important Central American mahogany tree
   • cedrela calantas, kalantas, philippine cedar, philippine mahogany, toona calantas - Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
   • hardtack - a mountain mahogany
   belongs to: family meliaceae, mahogany family, meliaceae - tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
   substance holonym: mahogany - wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
   same as: mahogany

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