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Yellowwood

Yellowwood

Yellowwood

  yel•low•wood \-ËŒwu̇d\ noun
circa 1666
  1:      any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract especially: a leguminous tree (Cladrastis lutea) of the southern U.S. having showy white fragrant flowers and yielding a yellow dye
  2:      the wood of a yellowwood tree


Mish, Frederick C. “Preface.” Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. 2003 : n. pag. Print.
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