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Webster 1913 Edition
Tulipwood
Tu′lip-woodˊ
,Noun.
The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (
Physocalymna floribunda
), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. Queensland tulipwood
, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (
Harpullia pendula
). J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).