tulipwood

[ too-lip-wood, tyoo- ]

noun

1. the wood of the tulip tree.
2. any of various striped or variegated woods wood of other trees.
3. any of these trees.

tulipwood

/ ˈtjuːlɪpˌwʊd /

noun

1. Also calledwhite poplaryellow poplar the light soft wood of the tulip tree, used in making furniture and veneer
2. any of several woods having stripes or streaks of colour, esp that of Dalbergia variabilis , a tree of tropical South America

Word History and Origins

Origin of tulipwood¹

First recorded in 1835–45; tulip + wood ¹

Example Sentences

But slowly the refurbished library, carved from longleaf pine and tulipwood as Mackintosh had used originally, began to take shape and the school began using the building again.

From The Guardian

Crafted from rosewood, tulipwood, and purplewood, the table’s circular, crossbanded tilt top features parquetry and gilded lunette carvings around the edges.

From Architectural Digest

He planed and sanded boards of a native lumber very like to tulipwood.

From Project Gutenberg

The desk itself suggests brocade flounces and powdered hair, so exquisitely is it constructed of tulipwood and inlaid with other woods of many colors.

From Project Gutenberg