Yellowwood

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

  Yellowwood \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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yellowwood
       n 1: yellow-colored wood of any of various yellowwood trees
       2: any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a
          yellow extract [syn: {yellowwood tree}]