'Khaya Senegalensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Khaya Senegalensis'
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- Khaya \Kha"ya\, n. (Bot.) A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Khaya Senegalensis'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. [Eng.]
- To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with him. [Slang] [1913 Webster]