Indian red vs mahogany

mahogany vs Indian red

Indian red and mahogany both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Indian red	Yes	No	No	No
mahogany	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mahogany is a hypernym of Indian red; that is, mahogany is a word with a broader meaning than Indian red:

Indian red: a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
mahogany: a shade of brown with a tinge of red

Other hypernyms of Indian red include burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red.

Indian red (noun)	mahogany (noun)
a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians	a shade of brown with a tinge of red
a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment	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
a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics	wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

Difference between Indian red and mahogany

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