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1. rosewood
   [n] - hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain 2. [n] - 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
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2. rosewood
   Heavy, durable tropical hardwood, very dark brown with a rippled grain of near-black running through. The name comes from the fragrance released when the wood is cut. Rosewood was used for inlaid decoration in the 17thC, and as a veneer from the 18thC, but usually for small panels and for decorative banding. It was little used for the main body of …
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3. Rosewood
   Rose'wood noun 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 Machærium . The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from t...
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4. rosewood
   A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red colour, 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. African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree Pter...
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5. rosewood
   rosewood tree noun 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
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6. Rosewood
   • (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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7. rosewood
   any of several ornamental timbers, products of various tropical trees native to Brazil, Honduras, Jamaica, Africa, and India. The most important ... [4 related articles]
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8. rosewood
   rosewood, popular name for the ornamental wood of several species of tropical trees, especially for the heartwood of certain leguminous trees of the genus Dalbergia of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Brazilian rosewood, or jacaranda (D. nigra), is one of Brazil's finest woods, important in co...
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9. Rosewood
   Rosewood is the timber of various tropical trees, including the Brazilian Dalbergia nigra and other species of the same genus. Rosewood is hard, heavy and usually straight-grained with a red-purplish colour and takes a fine finish making it very popular for cabinet making. Rosewood is so named on ac...
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10. Rosewood
    Rosewood is a type of tree found in South America, the West Indies and in India. The timber of the rosewood tree is brown, red-brown or dark brown in colour with a striped grain reminiscent of marble, and is much used in veneering furniture.
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11. Rosewood
    :This article is about rosewood timber. For other uses, see Rosewood (disambiguation). `Rosewood` refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues. All rosewoods are strong and heavy, taking an excellent polish, being suita...
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12. Rosewood
    (film) `Rosewood` is a 1997 feature film, directed by John Singleton. While based on historic events of the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida, the film introduces fictional characters and changes from historic accounts. It stars Ving Rhames as a man who travels to the town and becomes ...
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