queensland tulipwood

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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