mahimahi
- n the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
- n large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
mahlstick
- n a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush
mahoe
- n shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
- n erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
mahogany
- n wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
- n any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
- n a shade of brown with a tinge of red