Associations to the word «Rosewood»

Wiktionary

ROSEWOOD, noun. The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
ROSEWOOD, noun. Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
ROSEWOOD, noun. The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.

Dictionary definition

ROSEWOOD, noun. Hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork.
ROSEWOOD, noun. Any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King