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tulipwood
[ too-lip-wood, tyoo- ]
tulipwood
/ ˈtjuːlɪpˌwʊd /
noun
- Also calledwhite poplaryellow poplar the light soft wood of the tulip tree, used in making furniture and veneer
- any of several woods having stripes or streaks of colour, esp that of Dalbergia variabilis , a tree of tropical South America
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tulipwood1
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Example Sentences
A light gleamed and then glimmered in the midst of a thicket of tulipwood and magnolias.
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In Tulipwood, ornamented with bronze, and inlaid with Porcelain.
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He planed and sanded boards of a native lumber very like to tulipwood.
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