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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yel•low•wood (yel′ō wŏŏd′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya tree, Cladrastis lutea, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers and wood that yields a yellow dye.
- Plant Biologyany of several other trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow substance, as Podocarpus elongatus or P. henkelii, of Africa.
- Plant Biologythe wood of any of these trees.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yellowwood /ˈjɛləʊˌwʊd/ n
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
Also called: West Indian satinwood a rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum flavum, of the Caribbean, with smooth hard wood- any of several other trees with yellow wood, esp Podocarpus falcatus, a conifer of southern Africa: family Podocarpaceae
- the wood of any of these trees
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