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  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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