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rose·wood
(rōz′wo͝od′)n.
1. Any of various tropical trees chiefly of the genus Dalbergia in the pea family, having hard brown to purplish wood with dark brown or black streaks.
2. The wood of any of these trees, used for cabinetwork and musical instruments.
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rosewood
(ˈrəʊzˌwʊd)n
1. (Plants) 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
2. (Plants) any of the trees yielding this wood
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rose•wood
(ˈroʊzˌwʊd)n.
1. any of various reddish cabinet woods, sometimes with a roselike odor, yielded by certain tropical trees, esp. of the genus Dalbergia.
2. a tree yielding such wood.
[1650–60]
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Noun | 1. | rosewood - hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork rosewood tree, rosewood - 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 amboyna, Andaman redwood - mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
2. | rosewood - 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 rosewood - hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork Dalbergia latifolia, East India rosewood, East Indian rosewood, Indian blackwood, Indian rosewood - East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood Brazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, Dalbergia nigra, jacaranda - an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black Dalbergia stevensonii, Honduras rosewood - Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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Translations
من أخْشاب الأثاث الصَّلْبَه
růžové dřevoz růžového dřeva
rosentræ
rózsafa
rósaviîur
ružové drevoz ružového dreva
gül ağacı
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rose1
(rəuz) noun1. a kind of brightly-coloured, usually sweet-scented flower, usually with sharp thorns.
2. (also adjective) (of) a pink colour. Her dress was pale rose.
rosette (rəˈzet) , ((American) rou-) noun a badge or decoration in the shape of a rose, made of coloured ribbon etc.
ˈrosy adjective1. rose-coloured; pink. rosy cheeks.
2. bright; hopeful. His future looks rosy.
ˈrosily adverbˈrosiness noun
ˈrosefish noun
North Atlantic rose-coloured fish used for food.
ˈrose hip noun the red fruit of a rose, which is rich in vitamin C.
ˈrosewood noun, adjective (of) a dark wood used for making furniture. a rose wood cabinet.
look at / see through rose-coloured spectacles/glasses to take an over-optimistic view of.
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