rosewood
Americannoun
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any of various reddish cabinet woods, sometimes with a roselike odor, yielded by certain tropical trees, especially belonging to the genus Dalbergia, of the legume family.
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a tree yielding such wood.
noun
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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
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any of the trees yielding this wood
Etymology
Origin of rosewood
Example Sentences
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Its rosewood handle and rectangular blade have transformed the way I cook and even the way I live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Then he added vintage furniture made from other kinds of wood, including oak, rosewood and pine.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
By value and by volume, rosewood is one of the most trafficked wildlife products in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022
Gargantuan crystals from China “come out with hand-carved rosewood bases with flowers and trees, which complement the specimen from bottom up,” Megaw, the exhibits chair, said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
The rosewood handle was charred and scorched, but Will wrapped his hand in several folds of a shirt and did as Iorek told him.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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