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Definition of Yellowwood
1. Noun. The yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees.
2. Noun. Any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract.
Specialized synonyms: Gymnospermous Yellowwood, Angiospermous Yellowwood
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Yellowwood
1. n. 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.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Yellowwood
1. Noun. Any of the tree genus ''Cladrastis''. ¹
2. Noun. ''Flindersia xanthoxyla'', a tall rainforest tree of Australia. ¹
3. Noun. The osage orange tree. ¹
4. Noun. Any of the conifer genus ''Podocarpus''. ¹
5. Noun. ''Sarcomelicope simplicifolia'', a small rainforest tree of Australia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Yellowwood
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