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Definition of Rosewood
1. Noun. Hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork.
Specialized synonyms: Amboyna, Andaman Redwood
Generic synonyms: Wood
2. Noun. Any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black.
Specialized synonyms: Dalbergia Latifolia, East India Rosewood, East Indian Rosewood, Indian Blackwood, Indian Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood, Caviuna Wood, Dalbergia Nigra, Jacaranda, Dalbergia Stevensonii, Honduras Rosewood
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Rosewood
1. n. 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 Machærium. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra.
Definition of Rosewood
1. Noun. The fragrant wood of ''Dalbergia nigra'', a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell. ¹
2. Noun. Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of ''Dalbergia nigra'' in some respect. ¹
3. Noun. The wood of a South American tree, ''Aniba rosaeodora'', in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rosewood
1. a tropical tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rosewood
1. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red colour, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosewood
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