mahogany
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1. a shade of brown with a tinge of red (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | brown, brownness, |
definition | : | an orange of low brightness and saturation (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | brick red, |
definition | : | a bright reddish-brown color (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | copper, copper color, |
definition | : | a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | indian red, |
definition | : | a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians (noun.attribute) |
2. 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.plant)
hypernym | : | tree, |
definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | african mahogany, |
definition | : | African tree having hard heavy odorless wood (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | hardtack, |
definition | : | a mountain mahogany (noun.substance) |
substance holonym | : | mahogany, |
definition | : | wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture (noun.plant) |
3. wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | wood, |
definition | : | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | philippine mahogany, |
definition | : | red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cigar-box cedar, |
definition | : | fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes (noun.plant) |
substance meronym | : | mahogany, mahogany tree, |
definition | : | 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.plant) |
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