Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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}.

Source : WordNet®

Liriodendron
     n : tulip trees [syn: {genus Liriodendron}]