Rosewood Definition & Meaning

rosewood
noun
  1. hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
  2. 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

"Rosewood" in song lyrics

See how rosewood is used in real songs:

  • "No good, it's Rosewood"
    Belief f/ C-Rayz Walz, MURS, Vordul Mega, Wordsworth — Say Yes
  • "You couldn't hang if you was Ving Rhames in Rosewood"
    Black Milk f/ Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price — The Matrix
  • "Its feelin' like Rosewood"
    DJ Clue f/ Fabolous, Kanye West — Like This

Usage tips for "rosewood"

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