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Burmese rosewood

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of species Dalbergia bariensis of similar trees.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning 3

Any of species Pterocarpus indicus of similar trees.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning 4

The wood of such trees.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 5

tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Burma padauk, Pterocarpus macrocarpus

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Broader terms: tree

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: တမလန်း (ta.ma.lan:) — southeast Asian tree
  • Hindi: टैमालन् (ṭaimālan) — southeast Asian tree
  • Khmer: នាងនួន (nieng nuun) — southeast Asian tree
  • Lao: ໄມ້ຄໍາພີ (mai kham phī) — southeast Asian tree
  • Thai: ชิงชัน (ching-chan) — southeast Asian tree
  • Thai: ไม้ชิงชัน (máai ching chan) — southeast Asian tree
  • Vietnamese: cẩm lai — southeast Asian tree
  • Vietnamese: trắc lai — southeast Asian tree