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Yellowwood
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What's The Definition Of Yellowwood?
[n] any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
[n] yellow-colored wood of any of various yellowwood trees Synonyms | Synonyms for Yellowwood: yellowwood tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Yellowwood: See Also | angiospermous yellowwood | gymnospermous yellowwood | tree | wood | yellowwood Yellowwood In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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