canoewood

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canoewood - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Liriodendron \Lir`i*o*den"dron\
     (l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. Liriodendra
     (-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]
     (Bot.)
     A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,
     having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike
     flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood.
     Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but
     there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
     [1913 Webster]