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mountain mahogany
noun
- any of several western North American shrubs or small trees of the genus Cercocarpus, of the rose family, having simple, leathery leaves and small, whitish flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mountain mahogany1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences
Down to the torrent at the bottom of the cañon, and up its steep side, are large pines and live-oaks, mountain mahogany and cedar.
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Take it out, said the old man, and hang it on yonder mountain mahogany.
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The foreshaft was made of heavier wood, frequently mountain mahogany.
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Into these, the soldiers stuffed great logs of mountain mahogany, and the fires were kept roaring day and night.
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The surrounding trees were mountain mahogany and chokecherry.
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