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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}. [1913 Webster]
Canella \Ca*nel"la\ (k[.a]*n[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See {Cane}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order {Canellace[ae]}, growing in the West Indies. [1913 Webster] Note: The principal species is {Canella alba}, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of {wild cinnamon} and {whitewood bark}. [1913 Webster]