YELLOWWOOD


Meaning of YELLOWWOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwu̇d ]

noun

Date: circa 1666

1. : any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract ; especially : a leguminous tree ( Cladrastis lutea ) of the southern United States having showy white fragrant flowers and yielding a yellow dye

2. : the wood of a yellowwood tree

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.