[mass noun]fragrant close-grained tropical timber with a distinctive fragrance, used particularly for making furniture and musical instruments 黄檀木
the tree which produces this timber 黄檀木(树)
Genus Dalbergia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular D. nigra of Brazil 黄檀属,豆科:数种,尤指巴西黑黄檀 ■used in names of other trees which yield similar timber, e.g. African rosewood [用于出产类似木材的其他树名中,如African rosewood]