rosewood

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rosewood/ˈrəʊzwʊd/

▶noun

• 1 a close-grained tropical timber with a distinctive fragrance, used for making furniture and musical instruments.

• 2 the tree which produces rosewood. [Genus Dalbergia: several species, in particular D. nigra of Brazil.]

  ■ used in names of other trees which yield similar wood, e.g. African rosewood.