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African mahogany

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An African tree with wood resembling mahogany, as from:

Genus Khaya of the family Meliaceae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

An African tree with wood resembling mahogany, as from:

Genus Afzelia of the family Fabaceae (legumes), especially Afzelia africana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

African tree having hard heavy odorless wood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: mahogany, mahogany tree

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bambara: jala — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Finnish: bassaminkaijamahonki — tree of the genus Khaya
  • French: caïlcédrat — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Fula: kahi — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Fula: ɗaaleehi — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Hausa: maɗaci — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Muyang: curay — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Nawdm: kug̈b — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Portuguese: mogno africano — tree of the genus Khaya
  • Bambara: dàgan — tree of the genus Afzelia
  • Fula: ngaayoohi — tree of the genus Afzelia
  • Fula: pittoohi — tree of the genus Afzelia