Gopherwood

2 definitions found

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

  gopherwood \gopherwood\ n.
     A small handsome round-headed deciduous tree ({Cladrastis
     lutea}) having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and
     heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye; also called {yellowwood}.
  
     Syn: Kentucky yellowwood, {Cladrastis lutea}, Cladrastis


          kentukea, yellowwood.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gopherwood
       n : small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy
           white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood
           yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood}, {Cladrastis
           lutea}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]