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Definition of Indian rosewood
1. Noun. East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood.
Group relationships: Dalbergia, Genus Dalbergia
Generic synonyms: Rosewood, Rosewood Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Rosewood
Literary usage of Indian rosewood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indian Forester (1894)
"Dalbergia latifolia, the timber of which is known in the British timber market
as East Indian rosewood, is a deciduous tree belonging to the Natural ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1891)
"Since at least 1830 the D. latifolia has been known in England as Indian rosewood.
The South American and Indian kinds named above are all hard and durable, ..."
3. The Indian Forester (1894)
"... to a timber which is already known in the English timber market under the name
of East Indian rosewood, with a view to promoting the export thereof. ..."
4. Diseases of occupation and vocational hygiene by George Martin Kober, William Clinton Hanson (1916)
"Satin Wood, Mexican Blue Gum and Indian rosewood. ... refers to " Indian rosewood"
as a cause of inflammatory affections of the skin of the face, ..."
5. The Indian Forester (1882)
"The rosewood sold in London or Liverpool is chiefly sent from the West Indies
and Brazil, but Indian rosewood or blackwood sells sometimes very well ..."
6. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"... Brazilian rosewood from Dalbergia nigra, Indian rosewood from Dalbergia
latifolia, Jamaica rosewood from Amyris balsamifera and ..."
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