Definition of Rosewaod
Rose"wood (?), 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 Machærium. The finest kind is from
Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra.
African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous
tree Pterocarpus erinaceus. -- Jamaica
rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris
balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina). --
New South Wales rosewood, the wood of
Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa.
Rose"wood (?), 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 Machærium. The finest kind is from
Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra.
African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous
tree Pterocarpus erinaceus. -- Jamaica
rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris
balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina). --
New South Wales rosewood, the wood of
Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A Brazilian tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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