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noun
The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wood
noun
the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wood
History
From tulip + wood.
