HyperDic: yellow_poplar

English > 2 senses of the expression yellow poplar:
NOUNplantyellow poplar, tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplarlight easily worked wood of a tulip tree
plantyellow poplar, tulip tree, tulip poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipiferatall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit
English > yellow poplar: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaninglight easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer.
Synonymstulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance oftulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipiferatall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit
Spanishpobo
Catalanàlber blanc
English > yellow poplar: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningtall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work.
Synonymstulip tree, tulip poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera
Member ofLiriodendron, genus Liriodendrontulip trees
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Substancestulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplarlight easily worked wood of a tulip tree

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