Hypernym

noun

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Member_meronym

Meliaceae 1

noun

tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees

Substance_meronym

mahogany 1

noun

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

mahogany 2

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

mahogany tree 1

Hyponym

Spanish cedar 1

noun

tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes

African scented mahogany 1

noun

African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown

African mahogany 1

noun

African tree having hard heavy odorless wood

true mahogany 1

noun

mahogany tree of West Indies

Honduras mahogany 1

noun

an important Central American mahogany tree

Member_holonym

Meliaceae 1

noun

tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees

Substance_holonym

mahogany 1

noun

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

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