Rosewood vs. Mahogany

Rosewoodnoun

The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.

Rosewoodnoun

Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.

Rosewoodnoun

The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.

Rosewoodnoun

Wood and plant of Pterocarpus spp., for example African rosewood or mukula or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus, syn. Pterocarpus santalinus).

Rosewoodnoun

A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Machærium. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra.

Rosewoodnoun

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

Rosewoodnoun

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

Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues.

Mahoganynoun

(countable) Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.

Mahoganynoun

(uncountable) The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.

Mahoganynoun

A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood.

Mahoganynoun

A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table.

Mahoganyadjective

Made of mahogany.

Mahoganyadjective

Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.

Mahoganynoun

A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America.

Mahoganynoun

The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.

Mahoganynoun

A table made of mahogany wood.

Mahoganynoun

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

Mahoganynoun

any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish

Mahoganynoun

hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for quality furniture.

Mahoganynoun

a rich reddish-brown colour like that of mahogany wood

Mahoganynoun

the tropical tree which produces mahogany.

Mahoganynoun

used in names of trees which yield timber similar to mahogany, e.g. African mahogany.

Mahogany

Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae.