mahogany
noun
ma·hog·a·ny
mə-ˈhä-gə-nē 
plural mahoganies
1
: the wood of any of various chiefly tropical trees (family Meliaceae, the mahogany family):
a(1)
: the durable yellowish-brown to reddish-brown usually moderately hard and heavy wood of a West Indian tree (Swietenia mahagoni) that is widely used for cabinetwork and fine finish work
(2)
: a wood similar to mahogany from a congeneric tropical American tree (especially S. macrophylla)
b(1)
: the rather hard heavy usually odorless wood of any of several African trees (genus Khaya)
(2)
: the rather lightweight cedar-scented wood of any of several African trees (genus Entandrophragma) that varies in color from pinkish to deep reddish brown
2
: any of various woods resembling or substituted for mahogany obtained from trees of the mahogany family
3
: a tree that yields mahogany
4
: a moderate reddish brown
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Because if today’s consumer is no longer buying things, but feelings, then the most valuable real estate of all may just be found in a mahogany carriage, somewhere between Paris and Vienna, as the silverware glints and the story begins.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Heading upstairs, the parlor floor is split between a living room with a scenic balcony and a stately library with mahogany paneling.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
The structural framework was mostly maple, birch, mahogany or gum wood panels.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
Readers also loved Rosewood London (No. 6), which is housed inside an Edwardian mansion lavishly decorated with Cuban mahogany and seven types of marble.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Heading upstairs, the parlor floor is split between a living room with a scenic balcony and a stately library with mahogany paneling.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
The structural framework was mostly maple, birch, mahogany or gum wood panels.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
Readers also loved Rosewood London (No. 6), which is housed inside an Edwardian mansion lavishly decorated with Cuban mahogany and seven types of marble.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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“Mahogany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mahogany. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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mahogany
noun
ma·hog·a·ny
mə-ˈhäg-ə-nē
plural mahoganies
1
: the wood of any of various chiefly tropical trees: as
a
: the strong usually reddish brown and heavy wood of a West Indian tree that is widely used to make furniture
b
: any of several African woods that vary in color from pinkish to deep reddish brown
2
: any of various woods resembling or substituted for true mahogany
3
: a tree from which mahogany is obtained
4
: a moderate reddish brown
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