whitewood

Noun

Synonyms: tulipwood true tulipwood white poplar yellow poplar

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneerSynonyms: tulipwood true tulipwood white poplar yellow poplar

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]

1.(Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. [1913 Webster]

2.(Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat. [1913 Webster]