What is "batonia apetala"

Mahogany \Ma*hog"a*ny\, Mahogany tree \Ma*hog"a*ny tree`\, n.

1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia ( Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America.

   Note: Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany ( Khaya Senegalensis), Australian mahogany ( Eucalyptus marginatus), Bastard mahogany ( Batonia apetala of the West Indies), Indian mahogany ( Cedrela Toona of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany ( Persea Indica), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ( Betula lenta), also the several species of Cercocarpus of California and the Rocky Mountains.

2. The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.

3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.]

   To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. [Eng.]

   To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with him. [Slang]