PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Philippine mahogany mean? 

• PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY (noun)
  The noun PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY has 2 senses:

1. red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish

2. Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood

  Familiarity information: PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Philippine mahogany" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cedrela calantas; kalantas; Philippine cedar; Philippine mahogany; Toona calantas

Hypernyms ("Philippine mahogany" is a kind of...):

mahogany; mahogany tree (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)

Holonyms ("Philippine mahogany" is a member of...):

genus Toona; Toona (formerly included in genus Cedrela)