\Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees;
also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so
called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous
tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the
Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the
mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus},
trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus
latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}).
All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.