noun

• 1The wood of several tropical American timber-yielding trees, especially mahogany.

  ‘In French acajou means ‘mahogany’, which has caused confusion.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The rooms are built from sustainable African mahogany (acajou) which creates a feeling of warmth and homeliness.’
  • ‘The beautiful mahogany (acajou) used in its construction was specially cultivated for environmentally friendly construction in the man-made forests of South Africa.’
  • ‘A hotel conceived with beautiful mahogany (acajou) wood specially cultivated for environment friendly construction in the man made forests of South Africa.’

• 2

  another term for cashew