Yellowwood
a tree, cladrastis lutea, of the legume family, native to the southeastern u.s., having cl-sters 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.
historical examples
the princ-p-l species of wood: their characteristic properties charles h. (charles henry) snow
noun
also called (us) gopherwood. any of several leguminous trees of the genus cladrastis, esp c. lutea, of the southeastern us, having cl-sters 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
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