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

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

[ Syn: mahogany tree ]

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

[ Syn: reddish brown , sepia , burnt sienna , venetian red ]