Definition of rosewood Rosewood

/ɹowˈzwʊˌd/ - [rowzwud] - rose•wood

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: rosewoods

rosewood - 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
  rosewood tree
  tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
  rosewood 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
  dalbergia latifolia, east india rosewood, east indian rosewood, indian blackwood, indian rosewood East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
  brazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, dalbergia nigra, jacaranda an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
rosewood - hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
  wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
  rosewood tree, rosewood 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
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  • rosewood (Noun)
    The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
  • rosewood (Noun)
    Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
  • rosewood (Noun)
    The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • rosewood (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 Machaerium. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • rosewood
    The strong and heavy wood of trees belonging to the genus Dalbergia.

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