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mahogany

The correct spelling is mahogany.

How to pronounce mahogany

noun

IPA: /məˈhɒɡəni/

Say it like: Mah-oga-nee

The correct spelling is mahogany. Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.
  2. 2.The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.
  3. 3.A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood.
  4. 4.A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table.

adjective

  1. 1.Made of mahogany.
  2. 2.Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.

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