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Definition of Yellow poplar
1. Noun. Light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer.
Exact synonyms: True Tulipwood, Tulipwood, White Poplar, Whitewood
Substance meronyms: Canary Whitewood, Liriodendron Tulipifera, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood
Substance meronyms: Canary Whitewood, Liriodendron Tulipifera, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood
2. Noun. Tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work.
Exact synonyms: Canary Whitewood, Liriodendron Tulipifera, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree
Group relationships: Genus Liriodendron, Liriodendron
Terms within: True Tulipwood, Tulipwood, White Poplar, Whitewood
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Group relationships: Genus Liriodendron, Liriodendron
Terms within: True Tulipwood, Tulipwood, White Poplar, Whitewood
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Yellow poplar
1. Noun. A species of tree in the ''Liriodendron'' genus, found in North America, scientific name ''Liriodendrum tulipifera'', with pale green or yellow leaves. ¹
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