rosewood

rosewood
noun
  1. [mass noun]fragrant close-grained tropical timber with a distinctive fragrance, used particularly for making furniture and musical instruments
    黄檀木
  2. the tree which produces this timber
    黄檀木(树)
  3. 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]
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