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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