'Persea Indica' definitions:

Definition of 'Persea Indica'

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  • 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]

Definition of 'Persea Indica'

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  • Vinatico \Vi*nat"i*co\, n. [Pg. vinhatico.] Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the Persea Indica. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Persea Indica'

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  • Canary \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone. [1913 Webster]
  • Canary grass, a grass of the genus Phalaris ({Phalaris Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
  • Canary stone (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird.
  • Canary wood, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea Indica} and Persea Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
  • Canary vine. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird. [1913 Webster]