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rosewood

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Noun

  1. The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
  2. Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
  3. The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
  4. Wood and plant of Pterocarpus spp., for example African rosewood or mukula or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus, syn. Pterocarpus santalinus).

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename: A town and locality in Queensland, Australia.
  3. A placename: A village in New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A placename: An affluent residential neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A placename: An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  6. A placename: An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, United States.
  7. A placename: A locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  8. A placename: An unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States, the site of the Rosewood massacre of 1923.
  9. A placename: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana, United States.
  10. A placename: An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
  11. A placename: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States.
  12. A placename: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri, United States.
  13. A placename: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.
  14. A placename: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.
  15. A placename: An unincorporated community in the town of Dover, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

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