What is "khaya senegalensis"

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]

Khaya \Kha"ya\, n. (Bot.) A lofty West African tree ( Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.

Khaya senegalensis is a species of tree in the Meliaceae family that is native to Africa. Common names include African mahogany, dry zone mahogany, Gambia mahogany, khaya wood, Senegal mahogany, cailcedrat, acajou, djalla, and bois rouge.