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Rosewood
Rose′wood
,Noun.
A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera
Dalbergia
and Machaerium
. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra
. African rosewood
, the wood of the leguminous tree
– Pterocarpus erinaceus
. Jamaica rosewood
, the wood of two West Indian trees (
– Amyris balsamifera
, and Linocieria ligustrina
). New South Wales rosewood
, the wood of
Trichilia glandulosa
, a tree related to the margosa.Definition 2024
rosewood
rosewood
See also: Rosewood
English
Noun
rosewood (countable and uncountable, plural rosewoods)
- The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
- Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
- The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
Synonyms
- (Dalbergia nigra): Brazilian rosewood, Rio rosewood, Bahia rosewood, pianowood
Translations
fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra
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any of many woods that resemble Dalbergia nigra
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fragrant wood of Aniba rosaeodora
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See also
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Dalbergia nigra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Dalbergia nigra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- rosewood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aniba rosaeodora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aniba rosaeodora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Aniba rosaeodora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons