Ma'anar ƙamus na Mahogany na Afirka yana nufin wani nau'in itacen katako wanda na dangin Meliaceae, ɗan asalin Afirka. Sunan kimiyya shine Khaya senegalensis, kuma ana kiranta da bushe-bushe mahogany ko cailcedrat. Mahogany na Afirka yana da daraja sosai don kyawawan katako, ja-launin ruwan kasa, wanda ake amfani da shi don kayan ɗaki, bene, kayan ɗaki, da sauran abubuwan ado. Itacen kuma yana da ɗorewa kuma yana da juriya ga ruɓe, yana mai da shi mashahurin zaɓi don aikace-aikacen waje kamar yin tukwane da ginin jirgin ruwa.