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burmese rosewood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
burme-se rose-wood
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dalbergia oliveri, a southeast Asian tree and its wood, valuable for its red lumber used in ornamental work including woodturning and furniture. The sapwood is yellowish-white with dark brown heartwood. The heartwood is very hard and heavy.

Uncountable

noun

Any member of the species Dalbergia bariensis of similar trees.

Uncountable

noun

Any member of the species Pterocarpus indicus of similar trees.

Uncountable

noun

The wood of such trees.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Burmese rosewoods (plural)

Synonyms

Asian rosewood Laos rosewood burma padauk pterocarpus macrocarpus

Questions

What does burmese rosewood mean?
Dalbergia oliveri, a southeast Asian tree and its wood, valuable for its red lumber used in ornamental work including woodturning and furniture. The sapwood is yellowish-white with dark brown heartwood. The heartwood is very hard and heavy.

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