Burmese rosewood

English

An illustration of the Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus) c. 1800

Noun

Burmese rosewood (usually uncountable, plural Burmese rosewoods)

1. , 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.
3. Pterocarpus indicus
4. (uncountable) The wood of such trees.

Synonyms

• (Dalbergia oliveri): Asian rosewood, Laos rosewood

Translations

southeast Asian tree

• Burmese: တမလန်း (my) (ta.ma.lan:)
• Hindi: टैमालन् (ṭaimālan)
• Khmer: នាងនួន (km) (nieng nuun)
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• Lao: ໄມ້ຄຳພີ (mai kham phii)
• Thai: ชิงชัน (ching-chan), ไม้ชิงชัน (máai ching chan)
• Vietnamese: cẩm lai (vi), trắc lai

References

• Dalbergia oliveri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterocarpus indicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterocarpus indicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons