Thesaurus: yellowwood

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1. n. The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
2. n. the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees
3. n. any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
4. The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
5. The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also,any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are theCladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the severalspecies of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian FlindersiaOxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South Africanspecies of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East IndianPodocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia).All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
6. n the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees n any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract