Whitewood

5 definitions found

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

  Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
     The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
     ({Liriodendron tulipifera}). It is much used in cabinetwork,
     carriage building, etc.
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     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]
     1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called
        {whitewood}; also, its bark, which is used for making
        mats. See {Bast}.
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     2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whitewood
       n : light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture
           and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {white
           poplar}, {yellow poplar}]

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

  Whitewood, SD (city, FIPS 71580)
    Location: 44.46157 N, 103.64008 W
    Population (1990): 891 (330 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57793
  Whitewood, VA
    Zip code(s): 24657

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Whitewood, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    844
     Housing Units (2000): 356
     Land area (2000):     0.647444 sq. miles (1.676871 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.647444 sq. miles (1.676871 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            71580
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             44.461314 N, 103.639136 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     57793
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Whitewood, SD
      Whitewood