English > genus Dalbergia: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers. |
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Synonym | Dalbergia |
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Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
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Members | Brazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, jacaranda, Dalbergia nigra | An important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black |
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Indian blackwood, East Indian rosewood, East India rosewood, Indian rosewood, Dalbergia latifolia | East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood |
cocobolo, Dalbergia retusa | A valuable timber tree of tropical South America |
kingwood, kingwood tree, Dalbergia cearensis | Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood |
sissoo, sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissoo | East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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Spanish | dalbergia, genus dalbergia |
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Catalan | dalbergia, genus dalbergia, Palissandre |
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