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TULIPWOOD
tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplar
(noun) light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
tulipwood
(noun) the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tulipwood (countable and uncountable, plural tulipwoods)
The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"lip*wood`, n.
Definition: The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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