Mahogany \Ma*hog"a*ny\, Mahogany tree \Ma*hog"a*ny tree`\, n.
   [From the South American name.]
   1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus {Swietenia} ({Swietenia  Mahogoni}), found in tropical America.
      
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   Note: Several other trees, with wood more or less like
         mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany
         ({Khaya Senegalensis}), Australian mahogany
         ({Eucalyptus marginatus}), Bastard mahogany ({Batonia  apetala} of the West Indies), Indian mahogany ({Cedrela  Toona} of Bengal, and trees of the genera {Soymida} and
         {Chukrassia}), Madeira mahogany ({Persea Indica}),
         Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ({Betula  lenta}), also the several species of {Cercocarpus} of
         California and the Rocky Mountains.
         
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   2. The wood of the {Swietenia Mahogoni}. It is of a reddish
      brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and
      susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the
      manufacture of furniture.
      
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   3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.]
      
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   {To be under the mahogany}, to be so drunk as to have fallen
      under the table. [Eng.]

   {To put ones legs under some ones mahogany}, to dine with
      him. [Slang]
      
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