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yellowwood

DEFINITIONS OF: yellowwood

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n any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract

Synonyms:
yellowwood tree
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gymnospermous yellowwood
any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood
angiospermous yellowwood
any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
Podocarpus latifolius, South-African yellowwood
erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves
Afrocarpus falcata, bastard yellowwood, common yellowwood
medium-sized tree of South Africa
Maclura pomifera, bow wood, mock orange, osage orange
small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge
Cladrastis kentukea, Cladrastis lutea, Kentucky yellowwood, gopherwood
small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum, satinwood
West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
Australian sumac, Rhodosphaera rhodanthema, Rhus rhodanthema
evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood
Symplocus tinctoria, sweetleaf
small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees

Type of:
wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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