Brazilian rosewood

/brəˌzɪljən ˌroʊzˈwʊd/
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Definitions of Brazilian rosewood
  1. noun
    an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
    synonyms: Dalbergia nigra, caviuna wood, jacaranda
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    type of:
    rosewood, rosewood tree
    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
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