Burmese rosewood
- noun
- Indian
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madera de rosa birmano
- Artisans prize Burmese rosewood for its deep color and durability in fine woodworking.
Examples
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The cabinet was made of beautifully polished Burmese rosewood that glowed in the sunlight.
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Due to overharvesting, some species of Burmese rosewood are now protected.
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The Burmese rosewood tree is beautiful.
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I love Burmese rosewood furniture!
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Artisans prize Burmese rosewood for its deep color and durability in fine woodworking.
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The cabinet was made of beautifully polished Burmese rosewood that glowed in the sunlight.
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Due to overharvesting, some species of Burmese rosewood are now protected.
Synonyms
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A hard dark reddish wood from tropical trees used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
A large tree from India with hard dark wood used for furniture and musical instruments
A large Indian tree with hard dark purple-brown wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
A tropical tree that makes hard dark red wood with black streaks, used for fine furniture and musical instruments
A tropical tree with strong fragrant wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
A large Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and guitars
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a type of rosewood that comes from Burma (Myanmar), so its meaning is directly derived from combining 'Burmese' (pertaining to Myanmar) with 'rosewood' (a type of hard reddish wood). This straightforward adjective + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Burmese rosewood comes from two simple ideas: Burmese points to Burma, where the tree grows, and rosewood describes wood with a deep red color like a rose. So the name reminds you it means a 'hard, reddish wood' from Burma used for fine furniture.