any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
Multiple species of tropical hardwood from Africa, Central or South America, known for a reddish-brown color, tight, figured grain and dense weight Simpson uses Honduran Mahogany grown in sustained-yield forests
{i} any of a number of tropical American trees; hard reddish-brown wood of the mahogany tree; reddish-brown color