tulipwood

tu·lip·wood  (tlp-wd, ty-)

n.

1. The wood of the tulip tree.

2. The irregularly striped, ornamental wood of any of several related or similar trees.

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tulipwood [ˈtjuːlɪpˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) Also called white poplar yellow poplar the light soft wood of the tulip tree, used in making furniture and veneer

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) any of several woods having stripes or streaks of colour, esp that of Dalbergia variabilis, a tree of tropical South America

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tulipwood - the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees tulipwood tree - any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	tulipwood - light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer true tulipwood, whitewood, yellow poplar, white poplar canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar - 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 wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees