Mahogany (disambiguation)

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Mahogany may refer to:

Botany and forestry:

• African Mahogany, common name for at least two types of trees:
  • Afzelia, genus in the family Fabaceae
  • Khaya, genus in the family Meliaceae
• Mahogany, type of wood from various types of tree
• Mountain-mahogany, unrelated species of tree in the genus Cercocarpus
• Philippine mahogany may refer to:
  • Shorea in the dipterocarp family Dipterocarpaceae
  • Toona calantas and other species in the mahogany family Meliaceae

Media:

• Mahogany (1975 film), Motown film, directed by Berry Gordy and starring Diana Ross
• Mahogany (band), band from Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Mahogany Rush, Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino
• Mahogany Soul, second studio album from American R&B/soul singer Angie Stone
• The Mahogany Tree, American weekly literary magazine published in 1892
• Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin

People:

• Kevin Mahogany (born 1958), American jazz vocalist

Places

• Mahogany, Calgary, neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Mahogany Creek, Western Australia, suburb in the shire of Mundaring, Western Australia
• Mahogany Mountain Airport, private airport in Lake County, Oregon, USA
• Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery, winery in Ramona, California, USA

Other:

• Mahogany (colour), colour inspired by the wood
• Mahogany (horse), Australian racehorse
• Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis), endangered possum
• Mahogany Research Project, initiative by Shell Oil to procure oil from oil shale rock in Colorado, USA
• Mahogany Ship, possibly mythical wrecked ship in south-western Victoria, Australia