Definition of yellowwood Yellowwood

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What does yellowwood mean?

Noun Plural: yellowwoods
yellowwood - any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
		yellowwood tree
		tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
		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
		wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"

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yellowwood (n.)
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.