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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whitewood  \White"wood`\,  n. 
  The  soft  and  easily-worked  wood  of  the  tulip  tree 
  ({Liriodendron}).  It  is  much  used  in  cabinetwork,  carriage 
  building,  etc 
 
  Note:  Several  other  kinds  of  light-colored  wood  are  called 
  whitewood  in  various  countries,  as  the  wood  of 
  {Bignonia  leucoxylon}  in  the  West  Indies,  of 
  {Pittosporum  bicolor}  in  Tasmania,  etc 
 
  {Whitewood  bark}.  See  the  Note  under  {Canella}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bass  \Bass\,  n.  [A  corruption  of  bast.] 
  1.  (Bot.)  The  linden  or  lime  tree,  sometimes  wrongly  called 
  {whitewood};  also  its  bark,  which  is  used  for  making 
  mats.  See  {Bast}. 
 
  2.  (Pron.  ?)  A  hassock  or  thick  mat. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whitewood 
  n  :  light  easily  worked  wood  of  a  tulip  tree;  used  for  furniture 
  and  veneer  [syn:  {tulipwood},  {true  tulipwood},  {white 
  poplar},  {yellow  poplar}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Whitewood,  SD  (city,  FIPS  71580) 
  Location:  44.46157  N,  103.64008  W 
  Population  (1990):  891  (330  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  57793 
  Whitewood,  VA 
  Zip  code(s):  24657




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