"rosewood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rosewoods [plural]
Etymology: A compound of rose + wood, originally so named because of the rose-scented aromatic oil derived from it; applied in later senses on account of these woods’ predominantly reddish-brown colour. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rose|wood}} rose + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rosewood (countable and uncountable, plural rosewoods)
  1. The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dalbergieae tribe plants, Woods Synonyms (Dalbergia nigra): Brazilian rosewood, Rio rosewood, Bahia rosewood, pianowood Translations (fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra): палисандър (palisandǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 紅木 (Chinese Mandarin), 红木 (hóngmù) (Chinese Mandarin), Rio-Palisander [masculine] (German), Bahia- und Brasilianisches Rosenholz [neuter] (German), palisander [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rosewood-en-noun-hyP4ycrl Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 28 18 27 27 Disambiguation of Woods: 15 35 29 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 27 32 Disambiguation of 'Dalbergia nigra': 47 32 5 16 Disambiguation of 'fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra': 48 26 11 15
  2. Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dalbergieae tribe plants, Woods
    Sense id: en-rosewood-en-noun-2iuHTsQm Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 28 18 27 27 Disambiguation of Woods: 15 35 29 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 27 32
  3. The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dalbergieae tribe plants, Laurel family plants, Woods
    Sense id: en-rosewood-en-noun-f5u7lTlz Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 28 18 27 27 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 23 17 37 23 Disambiguation of Woods: 15 35 29 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 27 32
  4. Wood and plant of Pterocarpus spp., for example African rosewood or mukula or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus, syn. Pterocarpus santalinus). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dalbergieae tribe plants, Woods
    Sense id: en-rosewood-en-noun-E1bqxlRE Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 28 18 27 27 Disambiguation of Woods: 15 35 29 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 27 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: African rosewood (alt: Lingoum erinaceum), Australian rosewood (taxonomic: Synoum glandulosum), bastard rosewood (taxonomic: Synoum glandulosum), Burmese rosewood (taxonomic: Dalbergia spp. etc.), Chinese rosewood (taxonomic: Dalbergia odorifera), Dominica rosewood (taxonomic: Cordia alliodora), East India rosewood, East Indian rosewood (taxonomic: Dalbergia latifolia), fragrant rosewood (taxonomic: Dalbergia odorifera), Honduras rosewood (taxonomic: Dalbergia cubilquitzensis), India rosewood (alt: Dahlbergia latifolia, Acaccia melanoxylon, Dalbergia sissoo), Jamaica rosewood (alt: Linocieria ligustrina) (taxonomic: Amyris balsamifera), New Guinea rosewood (taxonomic: Pterocarpus indicus), New South Wales rosewood (alt: Triculiia glandulosa)

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