HyperDic: rosewood

English > 2 senses of the word rosewood:
NOUNplantrosewoodhard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain
plantrosewood, rosewood treeany 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 > pronunciation
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English > rosewood: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningHard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork / cabinetwork.
Narroweramboyna, Andaman redwoodmottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance ofrosewood, rosewood treeAny 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
Spanishpalisandro
Catalanpalissandre
English > rosewood: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny 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.
Synonymrosewood tree
NarrowerBrazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, jacaranda, Dalbergia nigraAn important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
Honduras rosewood, Dalbergia stevensoniiCentral American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
Indian blackwood, East Indian rosewood, East India rosewood, Indian rosewood, Dalbergia latifoliaEast Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
SubstancesrosewoodHard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain
Spanishpalisandro
Catalanpalissandre

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