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rosewood
(roʊzwʊd)
uncountable noun
Rosewood is a hard dark-coloured wood that is used for making furniture. Rosewood comes from a species of tropical tree.
...a heavy rosewood desk.
rosewood in British English
(ˈrəʊzˌwʊd)
noun
1.
the hard dark wood of any of various tropical and subtropical leguminous trees, esp of the genus Dalbergia. It has a roselike scent and is used in cabinetwork
2.
any of the trees yielding this wood
rosewood in American English
(ˈroʊzˌwʊd)
noun
1.
any of a number of valuable hard, reddish, black-streaked woods, sometimes with a roselike odor, obtained from certain tropical trees (esp. genus Dalbergia of the pea family) and used in making furniture, pianos, etc.
2.
a tree yielding such wood
Word origin
from its odorImage ofrosewood
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