Elkwood

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Elkwood \Elk"wood`\, n.
     The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia ({M.
     Umbrella}).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  elkwood
       n : small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America
           having creamy white flowers and large leaves in
           formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella
           tree}, {umbrella magnolia}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia
           tripetala}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  elk-wood
       n : small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America
           having creamy white flowers and large leaves in
           formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella
           tree}, {umbrella magnolia}, {elkwood}, {Magnolia
           tripetala}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Elkwood, VA
    Zip code(s): 22718