| dalbergia | (n) large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers, Syn. genus Dalbergia |
| brazilian rosewood | (n) an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black, Syn. Dalbergia nigra, jacaranda, caviuna wood |
| cocobolo | (n) a valuable timber tree of tropical South America, Syn. Dalbergia retusa |
| honduras rosewood | (n) Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood, Syn. Dalbergia stevensonii |
| indian blackwood | (n) East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood, Syn. Indian rosewood, Dalbergia latifolia, East India rosewood, East Indian rosewood |
| kingwood | (n) Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood, Syn. kingwood tree, Dalbergia cearensis |
| sissoo | (n) East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties, Syn. Dalbergia sissoo, sisham, sissu |