1. Light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
   "The cabinet maker preferred true tulipwood for its fine grain and workability";
   - true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplar
    
2. The variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
   "The cabinetmaker used tulipwood veneer to create a striking pattern on the tabletop"

Derived forms: tulipwoods

Type of: wood

Part of: canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip poplar, tulip tree, tulipwood tree, yellow poplar

Encyclopedia: Tulipwood, Somerset, New Jersey