yellow poplar
1.
(
noun
) tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
Synonyms:
Liriodendron tulipifera
,
canary whitewood
,
tulip poplar
,
tulip tree
Related Words:
angiospermous tree
,
flowering tree
2.
(
noun
) light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
Synonyms:
true tulipwood
,
tulipwood
,
white poplar
,
whitewood
Related Words:
wood
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