'Yellowwood' definitions:
Definition of 'yellowwood'
(from WordNet)
noun
The yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees
noun
Any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract [syn: yellowwood, yellowwood tree]
Definition of 'Yellowwood'
From: 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'yellowwood'
From: 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]