Liriodendron tulipifera

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Liriodendron tulipifera
    n 1: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large
         tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit;
         yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
         [syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar},
         {canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Liriodendron \Lir`i*o*den"dron\
   (l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra}
   (-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]
   (Bot.)
   A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,
   having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike
   flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}.
   {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but
   there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tulip \Tu"lip\ (t[=u]"l[i^]p), n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan,
   It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally,
   a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of
   the form of this flower to a turban. See {Turban}.] (Bot.)
   Any plant of the liliaceous genus {Tulipa}. Many varieties
   are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
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   {Tulip tree}.
   (a) A large American tree ({Liriodendron tulipifera}) of the
       magnolia family ({Magnoliaceae}) bearing tuliplike
       flowers. See {Liriodendron}.
   (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree ({Paritium tiliaceum} syn.
       {Hibiscus tiliaceum}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
   The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
   ({Liriodendron tulipifera}). It is much used in cabinetwork,
   carriage building, etc.
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   Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called
         whitewood in various countries, as the wood of
         {Bignonia leucoxylon} in the West Indies, of
         {Pittosporum bicolor} in Tasmania, etc.
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   {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.
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