/meuh hog"euh nee/ , n. , pl. mahoganies , adj.
1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, esp. S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
2. the wood itself.
3. any of various similar trees or their wood. Cf. African mahogany, Philippine mahogany .
4. a reddish-brown color.
adj.
5. pertaining to or made of mahogany.
6. of the color mahogany.
[ 1665-75; perh. ]