Burmese rosewood
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Noun
[edit]Burmese rosewood (usually uncountable, plural Burmese rosewoods)
- 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.
- Any of species Dalbergia bariensis of similar trees.
- Any of species Pterocarpus indicus of similar trees.
- (uncountable) The wood of such trees.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Dalbergia oliveri): Asian rosewood, Laos rosewood
Translations
[edit]southeast Asian tree
References
[edit]Dalbergia oliveri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pterocarpus indicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pterocarpus indicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons