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
Fifteen years later, the tradesman stood outside Crane’s old spray booth, sanding a $25,000 rosewood bench.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
Elites and aspiring members of the middle class filled their homes with furniture of mahogany, rosewood, and ebony.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The box is a reddish brown, and he knows it’s made of rosewood because G’ma told him years ago when he first noticed it sitting up on her mantel.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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