单词 | mahogany |
释义 | Word Frequency mahogany(məˈhɒɡənɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies 1. any of various tropical American trees of the meliaceous genus Swietenia, esp S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, valued for their hard reddish-brown wood 2. any of several trees with similar wood, such as African mahogany (genus Khaya) and Philippine mahogany (genus Shorea) 3. a. the wood of any of these trees See also acajou (sense 2)b. (as modifier) a mahogany table 4. a. a reddish-brown colour b. (as modifier) mahogany skin Word origin C17: origin obscure |
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