Mahogany

Mahogany

1. Any of various tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood. Mahogany grows on the West Indian islands as far north as the Bahamas, the Florida Keys and parts of Florida.
2. The wood of any of these trees, especially that of S. mahogani, used in making furniture. Out table is made of mahogany.

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Shown is a kitchen cabinets made from mahogany.