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Definition of Swietinia
1. Noun. Tropical American mahogany trees.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Meliaceae, Mahogany Family, Meliaceae
Member holonyms: Cuban Mahogany, Dominican Mahogany, Swietinia Mahogani, True Mahogany
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swietinia
Literary usage of Swietinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes on Central America: Particularly the States of Honduras and San by Ephraim George Squier (1855)
"And here it may be observed that the mahogany-tree of Honduras (swietinia,
Mahogoni), in respect of its vast size and magnificent foliage, is entitled to be ..."
2. Honduras: Descriptive, Historical, and Statistical by Ephraim George Squier (1870)
"... body of the inhabitants of the state, it is entitled to a first consideration.
And here it may be observed that the mahogany-tree of Honduras (swietinia ..."
3. Flora Indica, Or, Descriptions of Indian Plants by William Roxburgh (1832)
"This tree has nearly the flowers of Melia, Trichilia, and swietinia, but the
fruit of Murraya ; it may therefore constitute a new genus. ..."
4. Notes on Central America: Particularly the States of Honduras and San by Ephraim George Squier (1855)
"And here it may be observed that the mahogany-tree of Honduras (swietinia,
Mahogoni), in respect of its vast size and magnificent foliage, is entitled to be ..."
5. Honduras: Descriptive, Historical, and Statistical by Ephraim George Squier (1870)
"... body of the inhabitants of the state, it is entitled to a first consideration.
And here it may be observed that the mahogany-tree of Honduras (swietinia ..."
6. Flora Indica, Or, Descriptions of Indian Plants by William Roxburgh (1832)
"This tree has nearly the flowers of Melia, Trichilia, and swietinia, but the
fruit of Murraya ; it may therefore constitute a new genus. ..."
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