Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n.
   The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree
   ({Physocalymna floribunda}), much used by cabinetmakers for
   inlaying.

   {Queensland tulipwood}, the variegated wood of an Australian
      sapindaceous tree ({Harpullia pendula}). --J. Smith (Dict.
      Econ. Plants).

Source : WordNet®

tulipwood
     n 1: the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various
          tulipwood trees
     2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture
        and veneer [syn: {true tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {white
        poplar}, {yellow poplar}]