'Swietenia' definitions:

Definition of 'Swietenia'

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  • 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]

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