yellow poplar
yellow poplar · yellow poplars
Liriodendron tulipifera, a species of tree in the magnolia family, found in North…Liriodendron tulipifera, a species of tree in the magnolia family, found in North America, with pale green or yellow leaves.
Meaning
1 sensesLiriodendron tulipifera, a species of tree in the magnolia family, found in North America, with pale green or yellow leaves.
More definitions
- tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
- light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
Forms
plural: yellow poplars| Singular | yellow poplar |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsLiriodendron tulipifera:American tulip treetulip poplartulip tree
Close in meaning
- tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work:tulip treetulip poplarcanary whitewoodLiriodendron tulipifera
- light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer:tulipwoodtrue tulipwoodwhitewoodwhite poplar
See also
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