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Definition of Whitewood
1. Noun. Light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer.
Substance meronyms: Canary Whitewood, Liriodendron Tulipifera, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar
Generic synonyms: Wood
Definition of Whitewood
1. n. The soft and easily- worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.
2. n. The soft and easily- worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.
Definition of Whitewood
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Medical Definition of Whitewood
1. The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc. Several other kinds of light-coloured wood are called whitewood in various countries, as the wood of Bignonia leucoxylon in the West Indies, of Pittosporum bicolour in Tasmania, etc. Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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