(n) African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown, Syn. Entandrophragma cylindricum, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany

hogan

(n) United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997), Syn. William Benjamin Hogan, Ben Hogan

hogan

(n) a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east

honduras mahogany

(n) an important Central American mahogany tree, Syn. Swietinia macrophylla

mahogany

(n) wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

mahogany

(n) 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, Syn. mahogany tree

philippine mahogany

(n) red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish

philippine mahogany

(n) Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood, Syn. kalantas, Toona calantas, Cedrela calantas, Philippine cedar

true mahogany

(n) mahogany tree of West Indies, Syn. Cuban mahogany, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani

meliaceae

(n) tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees, Syn. family Meliaceae, mahogany family

red-brown

(adj) of brown tinged with red, Syn. reddish-brown, mahogany-red

reddish brown

(n) a shade of brown with a tinge of red, Syn. mahogany, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

hogan

n. An earth-covered Navajo lodge; it is traditionally built with the entrance facing east. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Mahogany tree

n. [ From the South American name. ] 1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany (Khaya Senegalensis), Australian mahogany (Eucalyptus marginatus), Bastard mahogany (Batonia apetala of the West Indies), Indian mahogany (Cedrela Toona of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany (Persea Indica), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch (Betula lenta), also the several species of Cercocarpus of California and the Rocky Mountains. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A table made of mahogany wood. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. [ Eng. ] --
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with him. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]