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tulipwood

[ too-lip-wood, tyoo- ]

noun

  1. the wood of the tulip tree.
  2. any of various striped or variegated woods wood of other trees.
  3. any of these trees.


tulipwood

/ ˈtjuːlɪpˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Also calledwhite poplaryellow poplar the light soft wood of the tulip tree, used in making furniture and veneer
  2. any of several woods having stripes or streaks of colour, esp that of Dalbergia variabilis , a tree of tropical South America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tulipwood1

First recorded in 1835–45; tulip + wood 1
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Example Sentences

A light gleamed and then glimmered in the midst of a thicket of tulipwood and magnolias.

In Tulipwood, ornamented with bronze, and inlaid with Porcelain.

He planed and sanded boards of a native lumber very like to tulipwood.

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