1. (

• mahogany ,

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

2. (

• mahogany ,
• mahogany_tree

) 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 ;

3. (

• reddish_brown ,
• sepia ,
• burnt_sienna ,
• Venetian_red ,
• mahogany

) a shade of brown with a tinge of red ;