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Definition of Rose chestnut
1. Noun. Handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties.
Group relationships: Genus Mesua, Mesua
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Chestnut
Literary usage of Rose chestnut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1902)
"... a hard, tough wood with an ornamental silvery transparent grain, used locally
in shipbuilding. Rose-chestnut, Indian. See Ironwood xviii. Rosewood. ..."
2. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1902)
"... a hard, tough wood with an ornamental silvery transparent grain, used locally
in shipbuilding. Rose-chestnut, Indian. See Ironwood xviii. Rosewood. ..."
3. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"... which is extensively used for panelling in railway-carriages. Rose-chestnut,
Indian. See Ironwood xviii. Rosewood. French " Bois du rose." Germ. ..."
4. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"... which is extensively used for panelling in railway-carriages. Rose-chestnut,
Indian. See Ironwood win. Rosewood. French " Bois du rose." Germ. ..."
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