'Whitewood' definitions:
Definition of 'whitewood'
(from WordNet)
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 'Whitewood'
From: GCIDE
- Whitewood \White"wood`\, n. The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called whitewood in various countries, as the wood of Bignonia leucoxylon in the West Indies, of Pittosporum bicolor in Tasmania, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'whitewood'
From: GCIDE
- Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]
- 1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat. [1913 Webster]
Whitewood, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Whitewood, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
844
Housing Units (2000) :
356
Land area (2000) :
0.647444 sq. miles (1.676871 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.647444 sq. miles (1.676871 sq. km)
FIPS code :
71580
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
44.461314 N, 103.639136 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57793
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.