spanish mahogany — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a mahogany obtained only from the West Indies and especially from Santo Domingo and sometimes considered a distinct species (Swietenia macrophylla) … Useful english dictionary
Mahogany Ship — The Mahogany Ship refers to a putative, early shipwreck that is purported to lie beneath the sand in the Armstrong Bay area, approximately 3 to 6 kilometres west of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria, Australia.[1] In many modern accounts it is… … Wikipedia
Mahogany — This article is about the timber. For other uses, see Mahogany (disambiguation). Honduras mahogany The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark colored hardwood. It is a native American word originally used for the wood… … Wikipedia
Mahogany — amerikinė svietenija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melijinių šeimos medieninis nuodingas augalas (Swietenia mahagoni), paplitęs Floridoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Swietenia mahagoni angl. Cuban mahogany; Mahogany; Spanish… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Spanish cedar — n. 1. a West Indian tree (Cedrela odorata) of the mahogany family, yielding a light, aromatic wood used in making cigar boxes, etc. 2. its wood … English World dictionary
mahogany tree — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Spanish cedar — noun tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes • Syn: ↑Spanish cedar tree, ↑Cedrela odorata • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cedrela, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spanish cedar tree — noun tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes • Syn: ↑Spanish cedar, ↑Cedrela odorata • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cedrela, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mahogany — ma|hog|a|ny [məˈhɔgəni US məˈha: ] n plural mahoganies [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Early Spanish mahogani, perhaps from a Mayan language] 1.) [U and C] a type of hard reddish brown wood used for making furniture, or the tree that produces this wood … Dictionary of contemporary English
Spanish cedar — 1. a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family. 2. the hard, fragrant, mahoganylike brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and esp. cigar boxes. Also called West Indian cedar. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
