Rosewoods
plural of Rosewood
• wood roses
rosewoods
plural of rosewood
• wood roses
Source: Wiktionary
Rose"wood, n.
Definition: 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. African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree Pterocarpus erinaceus.
– Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina).
– New South Wales rosewood, the wood of Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
