Mahogany vs. Teak

Mahoganynoun

(countable) Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.

Mahoganynoun

(uncountable) The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.

Mahoganynoun

A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood.

Mahoganynoun

A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table.

Mahoganyadjective

Made of mahogany.

Mahoganyadjective

Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.

Mahoganynoun

A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America.

Mahoganynoun

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.

Mahoganynoun

A table made of mahogany wood.

Mahoganynoun

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

Mahoganynoun

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

Mahoganynoun

hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for quality furniture.

Mahoganynoun

a rich reddish-brown colour like that of mahogany wood

Mahoganynoun

the tropical tree which produces mahogany.

Mahoganynoun

used in names of trees which yield timber similar to mahogany, e.g. African mahogany.

Mahogany

Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae.

Teaknoun

An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

Teaknoun

(countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona

Teaknoun

(uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Teakadjective

Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Teaknoun

A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.

Teaknoun

hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

Teaknoun

tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

Teak

Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests.