mahogany 音標拼音: [məh'ɑgəni]
n . 桃花心木,其木材,紅褐色
桃花心木,其木材,紅褐色
mahogany n 1 :
wood of any of various mahogany trees ;
much used for cabinetwork and furniture 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 [
synonym : {
mahogany }, {
mahogany tree }]
3 :
a shade of brown with a tinge of red [
synonym : {
reddish brown },
{
sepia }, {
burnt sienna }, {
Venetian red }, {
mahogany }]
Mahogany \
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Mahogany tree \
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n .
[
From the South American name .]
1 . (
Bot .)
A large tree of the genus {
Swietenia } ({
Swietenia Mahogoni }),
found in tropical America .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
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 .
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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 .
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3 .
A table made of mahogany wood . [
Colloq .]
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{
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 ]
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1913 Webster ]
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