Meaning of WHITEWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'wIt`wûd
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| | Definition: | | [n] light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer |
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| | Synonyms: | | true tulipwood, tulipwood, white poplar, yellow poplar |
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| | See Also: | | canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip poplar, tulip tree, wood | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \White"wood`\, n.
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}.
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