Rosewood \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 {Machaerium}.
The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the
{Dalbergia nigra}.
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{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.
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