rosewood

/'rouzwud/

Thân thiện

A carpenter carefully sands a piece of rosewood for a cabinet door.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of hardwood tree: Any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Dalbergia, known for producing valuable, dense timber.
   • The wood from such a tree: A hard, dark reddish to purplish wood, often streaked with darker black or brown grain, prized for its beauty and durability.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The antique desk was crafted from Brazilian rosewood.
  • Illegal logging of rosewood is a serious threat to some forest ecosystems.
  • The guitar's fretboard is made of rosewood for its rich tone and smooth feel.

Advanced Usage

• "Rosewood" as an attributive noun: Used before another noun to describe something made of or resembling the wood.
  • The room featured beautiful rosewood paneling.
  • She bought a set of rosewood chopsticks.

Variants and Related Words

• Rosewood oil: An essential oil sometimes distilled from rosewood trees.
• Dalbergia: The botanical genus name for rosewood trees.

Synonyms

• Hardwood: A general term for wood from broad-leaved trees, which includes rosewood.
• Cabinet wood: A term for fine woods used in high-quality furniture and cabinetry.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Rosewood tree: The tree itself, as opposed to its timber.
  • The rosewood tree can take decades to reach maturity.
• Indian rosewood / Brazilian rosewood: Specific types denoting the geographic origin of the wood.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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
2. hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork

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• rosewood tree