Yel"low*wood` (?), n. (Bot.)
The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also,
any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the
Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several
species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian
Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain
South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew;
the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood
(Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish
valuable timber.
Yel"low*wood` (?), n. (Bot.)
The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also,
any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the
Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several
species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian
Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain
South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew;
the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood
(Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish
valuable timber.