rosewood
pronunciation
How to pronounce rosewood in British English:
UK [ˈrəʊzwʊd]
How to pronounce rosewood in American English:
US [ˈroʊzwʊd]
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- Noun:
- hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
- any 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
Word Origin
- rosewood (n.)
- 1650s, from rose (n.1) + wood (n.). The name is due to the scent of some species when freshly cut.
Example
- 1. It is being investigated on suspicion of knowingly importing illegal madagascan rosewood .
- 2. Of the five dirt-poor farmers who set out from chhoeu slab village in november in search of rosewood , only four returned .
- 3. Central american tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood .
- 4. Ebony fingerboard , rosewood endpin , ebonized tailpiece .
- 5. Erosion is one of the long-term consequences of forests plundered for the illicit rosewood trade .