yellowwood
[ yel-oh-woo d ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˌwʊd /
noun
a tree, Cladrastis lutea, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers and wood that yields a yellow dye.
any of several other trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow substance, as Podocarpus elongatus or P. henkelii, of Africa.
the wood of any of these trees.
Words nearby yellowwood
yellowtail flounder,
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yellowthroat,
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yellowwort,
yellowy,
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yeltsin, boris
Example sentences from the Web for yellowwood
Yellowwood (Schaefferia frutescens) is also known as boxwood.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties |Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
British Dictionary definitions for yellowwood
yellowwood
/ (ˈjɛləʊˌwʊd) /
noun
Also called (US): gopherwood
any of several leguminous trees of the genus Cladrastis, esp C. lutea, of the southeastern US, having clusters of white flowers and yellow wood yielding a yellow dye
Also called: West Indian satinwood
a rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum flavum, of the Caribbean, with smooth hard wood
any of several other trees with yellow wood, esp Podocarpus falcatus, a conifer of southern Africa: family Podocarpaceae
the wood of any of these trees