American yellowwood
noun
Definition of American yellowwood
: yellowwood 1a … I'm waiting to see when, if ever, an American yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea) that I planted in 1983 … is going to show me the fragrant wisterialike flowers the tree is renowned for. — Susan M. Seidman, Fine Gardening, September/October 1990
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1835
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1835
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