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Definition of East India rosewood
1. Noun. East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood.
Exact synonyms: Dalbergia Latifolia, East Indian Rosewood, Indian Blackwood, Indian Rosewood
Group relationships: Dalbergia, Genus Dalbergia
Generic synonyms: Rosewood, Rosewood Tree
Group relationships: Dalbergia, Genus Dalbergia
Generic synonyms: Rosewood, Rosewood Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of East India Rosewood
Literary usage of East India rosewood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"... East India rosewood, satinwood, camphor wood, teak, Circassian walnut and
eight different kinds of mahogany. Among the western woods of this country ..."
2. Dictionary of Manufactures, Mining, Machinery, and the Industrial Arts by George Dodd (1869)
"Some of the East India rosewood yields planks as much as 4 feet wide. Rosin.
(See RESINS ; TURPENTINE.) Our manufacturers use up " an 700000 cwt. of this ..."
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