Mahogany (disambiguation)

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Mahogany refers to dark-colored wood from various types of tree. It may also mean Mahogany (color), the color inspired by the wood.

Mahogany may also refer to:

Botany and forestry

  • African Mahogany, common name for at least two types of trees:
    • Afzelia, genus in the family Fabaceae
    • Khaya, genus in the family Meliaceae
  • Mountain-mahogany, unrelated species of tree in the genus Cercocarpus
  • Philippine mahogany may refer to:
    • Shorea in the dipterocarp family Dipterocarpaceae
    • Toona calantas and other species in the mahogany family Meliaceae
  • Swamp mahogany, common name for Eucalyptus robusta

Places

In entertainment

Other

  • Kevin Mahogany (born 1958), American jazz vocalist
  • Mahogany (horse), Australian racehorse
  • Mahogany Research Project, initiative by Shell Oil to procure oil in Colorado, USA
  • Mahogany (e-mail client), an OpenSource cross-platform e-mail and news client
  • USS Mahogany (AN-23), a net-laying ship in World War II

See also

  • Mahogany Ship, possibly mythical wrecked ship in south-western Victoria, Australia
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