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Swietenia
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Translingual
thumb|Swietenia mahagoni species Swietenia mahagoni fruit and leaves
Etymology
Named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760 after Gerard van Swieten mul ia
Proper noun
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genus family Meliaceae mahogany trees, native to the American tropics from Florida to Bolivia; true mahogany
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Swietenia mahagoni species (West Indies mahogany) type species; Swietenia ×aubrevilleana species, Swietenia humilis species (Pacific Coast mahogany, Honduras mahogany, Mexican mahogany), Swietenia krukovii species, Swietenia macrophylla species (bigleaf mahogany, Honduras mahogany) other accepted species
See also
Khaya genus (African mahogany)
References
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