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

Examples of rosewood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This bottle comes in a rosewood case with brass handles. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, bronzer melted below her cheekbones and a pink rosewood shade dressed her lips. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025

Popular materials include buffalo horn and rosewood. —Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 13 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

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rosewood

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood

Kids Definition

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