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Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
({Liriodendron tulipifera}). It is much used in cabinetwork,
carriage building, etc.
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Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called
whitewood in various countries, as the wood of
{Bignonia leucoxylon} in the West Indies, of
{Pittosporum bicolor} in Tasmania, etc.
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{Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]
1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called
{whitewood}; also, its bark, which is used for making
mats. See {Bast}.
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2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
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