/ Dictionary / Index R rosewood: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rose•wood Pronunciation: (rōz'wood"), [key] — n. any of various reddish cabinet woods, sometimes with a roselike odor, yielded by certain tropical trees, esp. belonging to the genus Dalbergia, of the legume family. a tree yielding such wood. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rosewood (Thesaurus) rose window rosewood oil Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language