yellowwood

/ˈjɛloʊˌwʊd/

Definitions of yellowwood

1. noun

   any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
   synonyms: yellowwood tree

   types:

   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
2. noun

   the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees
   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees