This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
A leguminous wood of a dark-red color streaked with black, with a faint smell like-that of the rose. The finest rosewood comes from South America, especially from Brazil, but also from Jamaica, New South Wales, and the East Indies. The best is costly, and is chiefly used as veneering for cabinet-work.
 
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