'Tulipwood' definitions:
Definition of 'tulipwood'
From: WordNet
noun
The variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
noun
Light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplar]
Definition of 'Tulipwood'
From: GCIDE
- Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n. The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. [1913 Webster]
- Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster]