rosewood
noun
rose·wood
ˈrōz-ˌwu̇d 
: any of various tropical trees (especially genus Dalbergia) yielding valuable cabinet woods of a usually dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
also
: the wood
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Popular materials include buffalo horn and rosewood.
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Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In 2022, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora instituted an all-out ban of rosewood exports from 16 African countries.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Rosewood is closely associated with the glory of Chinese dynasties in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and demand for rosewood luxury products has grown as the country has become wealthier.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
The move lightens the piece at both ends, which is grounded by splayed rosewood legs.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 20 May 2025
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Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In 2022, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora instituted an all-out ban of rosewood exports from 16 African countries.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Rosewood is closely associated with the glory of Chinese dynasties in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and demand for rosewood luxury products has grown as the country has become wealthier.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
The move lightens the piece at both ends, which is grounded by splayed rosewood legs.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 20 May 2025
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rosewood
noun
rose·wood
ˈrōz-ˌwu̇d
1
: any of various tropical trees with hard dark red to purplish wood that is streaked with black and is used especially for making furniture and musical instruments
2
: the wood of a rosewood
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