yellowwood

yel·low·wood  (yl-wd)

n.

1.

a. A deciduous tree (Cladrastis lutea) of the southeast United States, having drooping clusters of white flowers and yellow wood yielding a yellow dye.

b. The wood of this tree.

2. Any of various trees having yellow wood.

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yellowwood [ˈjɛləʊˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called (US) gopherwood any of several leguminous trees of the genus Cladrastis, esp C. lutea, of the southeastern US, having clusters of white flowers and yellow wood yielding a yellow dye

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called West Indian satinwood a rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum flavum, of the Caribbean, with smooth hard wood

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other trees with yellow wood, esp Podocarpus falcatus, a conifer of southern Africa: family Podocarpaceae

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yellowwood - the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees yellowwood tree, yellowwood - any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	yellowwood - any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract yellowwood tree gymnospermous yellowwood - any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood angiospermous yellowwood - any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood yellowwood - the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms