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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

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  • "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

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Frequently asked questions

What does rosewood mean?
hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork 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
What part of speech is rosewood?
Rosewood is a noun.
How many definitions does rosewood have?
Rosewood has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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