rosewood
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
- Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
- The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
- Wood and plant of Pterocarpus spp., for example African rosewood or mukula or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus, syn. Pterocarpus santalinus).
Proper noun
- A surname.
- A placename: A town and locality in Queensland, Australia.
- A placename: A village in New South Wales, Australia.
- A placename: An affluent residential neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, United States.
- A placename: A locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States, the site of the Rosewood massacre of 1923.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.
- A placename: An unincorporated community in the town of Dover, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.
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