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Rosewood
Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues. All rosewoods are strong and heavy, taking an excellent polish, being suitable for guitars, marimbas, turnery , handles, furniture, luxury flooring, etc.In general,...

refers to a number of richly hued timbers.

Rosewood may also refer to:
  • Rosewood (film)
    Rosewood (film)
    Rosewood is a 1997 feature film, directed by John Singleton. While based on historic events of the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida, the film introduces fictional characters and changes from historic accounts. It stars Ving Rhames as a man who travels to the town and becomes a witness...

    , a 1997 film directed by John Singleton, about the 1923 Rosewood massacre
  • Rosewood Center
    Rosewood Center
    The Rosewood Center was an institution for people with developmental disabilities located on Rosewood Lane in Owings Mills, Maryland.It was established in 1888 as the Asylum and Training School for the Feeble Minded. From 1912 to 1961, it was known as the Rosewood State Training School. In 1961,...

    , also known as Rosewood State Hospital, a state-run institution in Owings Mills, Maryland, for the retarded and mentally ill
  • Rosewood, a common name for shrubs of the genus Vauquelinia
    Vauquelinia
    Vauquelinia, commonly known as the rosewoods, is a genus of the rose family Rosaceae. It consists of two species of shrubs found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.V...

    (these do not yield wood)
  • African rosewood (disambiguation), several species

Locations

  • Rosewood, California (disambiguation), multiple locations
  • Rosewood, New South Wales
    Rosewood, New South Wales
    Rosewood is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated about 16 kilometres south east from Carabost and 19 kilometres north west from Tumbarumba. At the 2006 census, Rosewood had a population of 364 people...

    , a village community in the south east part of the Riverina
  • Rosewood, Florida
    Rosewood, Florida
    The Rosewood massacre was a violent, racially motivated conflict that took place during the first week of January 1923 in rural Levy County, Florida, United States. At least six blacks and two whites were killed, and the town of Rosewood was abandoned and destroyed in what contemporary news reports...

    , site of the Rosewood massacre
  • Rosewood, North Carolina
    Rosewood, North Carolina
    Rosewood is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of NC 581 and Rosewood Road, 1 mile south of U.S. Route 70.-Education:...

  • Rosewood, Ohio
    Rosewood, Ohio
    Rosewood is an unincorporated community in northwestern Adams Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43070. It lies along State Route 29, an east-west highway.-References:...

  • Rosewood, South Carolina
  • Rosewood, Queensland
    Rosewood, Queensland
    Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and...

    , a small town in the Lockyer Valley
  • Rosewood, Saskatoon
    Rosewood, Saskatoon
    Rosewood is a neighbourhood currently under construction in southeast Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The southwest corner of the community will consist of a commercial hub and multi-family dwellings, while a village square with businesses, parks and multi-family dwellings is planned for the...

    , a subdivision of the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

See also

  • Rosenholz files
    Rosenholz files
    The Rosenholz files are a collection of 381 CD-ROMs containing 280,000 files with information on employees of the Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung , one of the intelligence agencies of the former GDR...

    , or "rosewood files", a collection of files with information on employees of one of the intelligence agencies of the former GDR
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