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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
Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
From Los Angeles Times
Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
From Los Angeles Times
By Day 4, we’ve dropped into the mountain mahogany, juniper and parched, treeless hillsides of the high desert.
From Washington Post
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
Work crews and volunteers also helped plant mountain mahogany seed and 2,000 sagebrush seedlings.
From Washington Times
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