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tulipwood |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n. The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree ({Physocalymna floribunda}), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. {Queensland tulipwood}, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree ({Harpullia pendula}). --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tulipwood n 1: the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees 2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {true tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]
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