Burmese rosewood

English

An illustration of the Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus) c. 1800

Noun

Burmese rosewood (usually uncountable, plural Burmese rosewoods)

1. Dalbergia oliveri, a southeast Asian tree and its wood, valuable for its red lumber used in ornamental work including woodturning and furniture. The sapwood is yellowish-white with dark brown heartwood. The heartwood is very hard and heavy.
2. Any of species Dalbergia bariensis of similar trees.
3. Any of species Pterocarpus indicus of similar trees.
4. (uncountable) The wood of such trees.

Synonyms

• (Dalbergia oliveri): Asian rosewood, Laos rosewood

Translations

southeast Asian tree

• Burmese: တမလန်း (my) (ta.ma.lan:)
• Hindi: टैमालन् (ṭaimālan)
• Khmer: នាងនួន (km) (nieng nuun)
• Lao: ໄມ້ຄຳພີ (mai kham phī)
• Thai: ชิงชัน (ching-chan), ไม้ชิงชัน (máai ching chan)
• Vietnamese: cẩm lai (vi), trắc lai

References

• Dalbergia oliveri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterocarpus indicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterocarpus indicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons