KENTUCKY YELLOWWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kentucky yellowwood mean? 

• KENTUCKY YELLOWWOOD (noun)
  The noun KENTUCKY YELLOWWOOD has 1 sense:

1. small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye

  Familiarity information: KENTUCKY YELLOWWOOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KENTUCKY YELLOWWOOD (noun)

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Meaning:

Small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cladrastis kentukea; Cladrastis lutea; gopherwood; Kentucky yellowwood

Hypernyms ("Kentucky yellowwood" is a kind of...):

angiospermous yellowwood (any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood)

Holonyms ("Kentucky yellowwood" is a member of...):

Cladrastis; genus Cladrastis (yellowwoods)