HyperDic: genus_dalbergia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Dalbergia:
NOUNplantgenus Dalbergia, Dalbergialarge genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
English > genus Dalbergia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers.
SynonymDalbergia
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
MembersBrazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, jacaranda, Dalbergia nigraAn important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
Indian blackwood, East Indian rosewood, East India rosewood, Indian rosewood, Dalbergia latifoliaEast Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
cocobolo, Dalbergia retusaA valuable timber tree of tropical South America
kingwood, kingwood tree, Dalbergia cearensisBrazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
sissoo, sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissooEast Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishdalbergia, genus dalbergia
Catalandalbergia, genus dalbergia, Palissandre

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