WHITEWOODS

Noun

whitewoods

plural of whitewood

Anagrams

• wood whites

Source: Wiktionary


WHITEWOOD

White"wood`, n.

Definition: The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.

Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called whitewood in various countries, as the wood of Bignonia leucoxylon in the West Indies, of Pittosporum bicolor in Tasmania, etc. Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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