Thesaurus: whitewood

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1. n. The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.
2. n. light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
3. 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.
4. The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree(Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building,etc.
5. n light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer