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HONDURAS ROSEWOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Honduras rosewood mean?
• HONDURAS ROSEWOOD (noun)
The noun HONDURAS ROSEWOOD has 1 sense:
1. Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
Familiarity information: HONDURAS ROSEWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dalbergia stevensonii; Honduras rosewood
Hypernyms ("Honduras rosewood" is a kind 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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