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Redwood vs Rosewood - What's the difference?

redwood | rosewood |

As nouns the difference between redwood and rosewood

is that redwood is the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens while rosewood is the fragrant wood of species: Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.

As a proper noun Redwood

is {{surname}.

redwood

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable, uncountable) the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens .
  • A redwood grove
    This redwood deck will last forever
  • (countable) any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
  • (uncountable) the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens .
  • This planter is made of redwood .
  • (uncountable, British, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris .
  • Derived terms

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    rosewood

    English

    Noun

  • The fragrant wood of , a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
  • Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
  • The wood of a South American tree, , in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
  • Synonyms

    *(Dalbergia nigra) Brazilian rosewood, Rio rosewood, Bahia rosewood, pianowood

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    See also

    *(Dalbergia nigra) *(Dalbergia nigra) *(wikipedia "rosewood") *(Aniba rosaeodora) *(Aniba rosaeodora) *(Aniba rosaeodora)