Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by origin]
6. biological material
7. plant material
8. [wood and wood by product]
9. wood (plant material)
10. [wood by composition or origin]
11. hardwood
12. rosewood (wood)

Anotations

Scope note:

Wood derived from the species Dalbergia sissoo, native to the Indian subcontinent. The heartwood is dark brown and durable; the sapwood is lighter in color and prone attack by fungi and borers. The wood is used for the finest cabinetry, veneer, flooring, plywood, agricultural tools, musical instruments, carvings, skis, and boats.