Hypertext Webster Gateway: "whitewood"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
({Liriodendron}). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage
building, etc.
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.
{Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
whitewood
n : light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture
and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {white
poplar}, {yellow poplar}]
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