mountain mahogany
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain mahogany
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
By Day 4, we’ve dropped into the mountain mahogany, juniper and parched, treeless hillsides of the high desert.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
John Maley’s 28,000-acre ranch sits on the eastern edge of Steens Mountain Wilderness, a sprawling high desert in a remote corner of southeastern Oregon that’s thick in season with sagebrush, juniper and mountain mahogany.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
Scattered here and there are a few other trees, mostly small--the mountain mahogany, cherry, chestnut-oak, and laurel.
From The Yosemite by Muir, John
The foreshaft was made of heavier wood, frequently mountain mahogany.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton
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