'Sweitenia Mahogoni' definitions:

Definition of 'Sweitenia Mahogoni'

From: GCIDE
  • Swietenia \Swie*te"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Gerard Van Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.) A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species (Sweitenia Mahogoni), the mahogany tree. [1913 Webster]