Definition of African mahogany

1. Noun. African tree having hard heavy odorless wood.

Generic synonyms: Mahogany, Mahogany Tree
Group relationships: Genus Khaya, Khaya

Lexicographical Neighbors of African Mahogany

African crakes
African crocodile
African daisy
African elephant
African elephants
African endomyocardial fibrosis
African furuncular myiasis
African gray
African green monkey
African haemorrhagic fever
African hemp
African holly
African hunting dog
African lily
African mahogany
African marigold
African millet
African mole cricket
African mole crickets
African monitor
African nation
African oil palm
African penguin
African penguins
African sandalwood
African scented mahogany
African tea
African tick fever
African trypanosomiasis

Literary usage of African mahogany

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Timber by James Rae Baterden (1908)
"Dressing african mahogany. It will be seen that no use is made of the stump of the tree, which contains a large quantity of the very best of the timber. ..."

2. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"It is used principally for interior finish. 5. african mahogany (Khaya ... african mahogany has a much larger percentage of "figured wood" than any other ..."

3. Descriptive Catalogue of the Woods Commonly Employed in this Country for the by Charles Holtzapffel, John Forbes Royle (1852)
"... where a hard and cheap wood of great size is required: it admits of being turned equally as well as the others. african mahogany is the wood of Khaya ..."

4. Wood Craft: A Journal of Woodworking, with which is Incorporated "The (1914)
"About twenty years ago, "African" mahogany was brought into market, ... african mahogany is preferred abroad, as it is cheap and comes in larger dimensions. ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"According to the American Lumberman, two logs of the african mahogany (Khaya Senegalensis), ... This african mahogany, also known as Senegal mahogany, ..."

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