tulipwood

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tulipwood
    n 1: the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of
         various tulipwood trees
    2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture
       and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {whitewood},
       {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n.
   The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree
   ({Physocalymna floribunda}), much used by cabinetmakers for
   inlaying.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Queensland tulipwood}, the variegated wood of an Australian
      sapindaceous tree ({Harpullia pendula}). --J. Smith (Dict.
      Econ. Plants).
      [1913 Webster]