mahogany
/məˈhɒgənɪ/noun
1
- mass noun hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for quality furniture红木, 桃花心木。
1.1
- a rich reddish-brown colour like that of mahogany wood红褐色, 赤褐色。
2
- the tropical American tree which produces this timber, widely harvested from the wild桃花心木属的树。
2.1
- Genus Swietenia, family Meliaceae: three species, especially S. mahagoni.桃花心木属, 楝科：3种, 尤指西印度桃花心木（拉丁名S. Mahagoni）。
2.2
- used in names of trees which yield similar timber, e.g. African mahogany红木（用于产类似木材的树木名称中, 如African mahogany）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.