gopherwood


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gopherwood

(ˈɡəʊfəˌwʊd)
n
(Plants) US another name for yellowwood1
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.gopherwood - small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dyegopherwood - small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
Cladrastis kentukea, Cladrastis lutea, Kentucky yellowwood
angiospermous yellowwood - any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
Cladrastis, genus Cladrastis - yellowwoods
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