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
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
