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yellowwood
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
gopherwood \gopherwood\ n.
A small handsome round-headed deciduous tree ({Cladrastis
lutea}) having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and
heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye; also called yellowwood.
Syn: Kentucky yellowwood, Cladrastis lutea, Cladrastis
kentukea, yellowwood.
[WordNet 1.5]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
