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Liriodendron - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Liriodendron : \Lir`i*o*den"dron\
(l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. Liriodendra
(-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily _ de`ndron tree.]
(Bot.)
A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,
having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike
flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood.
Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but
there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
({Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage
building, etc.
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.
Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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