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[[File:Mott.African_mahogany.jpg|thumb|Mottled African mahogany  (Acajou)

(''Khaya grandifolia'')]]
== Description ==

1) The wood from any of several species of [[mahogany|mahogany]], genus ''Swietenia''.  

2) Name used for the cashew tree, as well as its nuts and oil. The [[hmucilage|mucilage]] from the bark is used in inks and varnishes, as a [[tannin|tannin]], and as a bookbinders gum.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

acajou (Fr.); mogno americano (Port.)

== Additional Images ==

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File:43_Mahogany_100x_Rad.jpg|Mahogany  (''Swietenia mahogoni'')
File:43_Mahogany_100x_Tan.jpg|Mahogany  (''Swietenia mahogoni'')
File:43_Mahogany_100x_Tran.jpg|Mahogany  (''Swietenia mahogoni'')
</gallery>


== Authority ==

* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993



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