資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lignum rhodium \Lig"num rho"di*um\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m
r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a
rose.] (Bot.)
The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of
species of {Rhodorhiza} from the Canary Islands, and of the
West Indian {Amyris balsamifera}.
Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n.
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
{Mach[ae]rium}. 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.
Torchwood \Torch"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The inflammable wood of certain trees ({Amyris balsamifera},
{A. Floridana}, etc.); also, the trees themselves.