rosewood
Sign in to saveRosewood is any of a number of richly hued hardwoods, often brownish with darker veining, but found in other colours. It is hard, tough, strong, and dense. True rosewoods come from trees of the genus Dalbergia, but other woods are often called rosewood. Rosewood takes a high polish and is used for luxury furniture-making, flooring, musical instruments, and turnery.
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- Instance of
- type of wood
- Subclass of
- hardwood
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- natural product of taxon
- Dalbergia
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Rosewood
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Encyclopedic overview
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- True rosewoods
- Other
- Uses
- Toxicity
- Status as an endangered species
- List of rosewoods
- References
- External links
Rosewood is any of a number of richly hued hardwoods, often brownish with darker veining, but found in other colours. It is hard, tough, strong, and dense. True rosewoods come from trees of the genus Dalbergia, but other woods are often called rosewood. Rosewood takes a high polish and is used for luxury furniture-making, flooring, musical instruments, and turnery.
== True rosewoods == right|thumb|Chess pieces in [[Dalbergia latifolia rosewood]] thumb|A Ming Dynasty rosewood wardrobe, 16th century. Genuine rosewoods belong to the genus Dalbergia. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in the Western world is the wood of Dalbergia nigra. It is best known as "Brazilian rosewood", but also as "Bahia rosewood". This wood has a strong, sweet smell, which persists for many years, explaining the name rosewood. Another classic rosewood comes from Dalbergia latifolia, known as (East) Indian rosewood or sonokeling (Indonesia). It is native to India and is also grown in plantations elsewhere in Pakistan (Chiniot).
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