tulipwood

Noun

tu=lip=wood

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tulipwood(n = noun.plant) - the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees;

tulipwood(n = noun.plant) true tulipwood, white poplar, whitewood, yellow poplar - light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer;

is a kind of wood

tulipwood, n.

The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. [1913 Webster]

Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).