whitewood
Light-colored soft timber
Whitewood refers to several light-colored, soft woods—especially tulip tree, basswood, or cottonwood—valued for their workability in carpentry and cabinetmaking.
The term describes any pale, easily carved timber: The furniture was made of cheap whitewood.
As an adjective, it indicates unfinished or unpainted wood furniture: a whitewood bookshelf ready for staining.
Ornamental hardwood for veneers
- basswoodSoft-wooded North American tree
- poplarFast-growing deciduous timber
- aspenTremulous-leaved poplar species
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
linden · lumber · planks · boards · timber · sawmill · milling · veneer
Flowering hardwood with lobed leaves
- poplarFast-growing deciduous timber
- aspenTremulous-leaved poplar species
- lindenDeciduous tree, genus Tilia
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
sapling · bark · trunk · branches · leaves · canopy · forestry · arboriculture
Smooth and rich
- blondeFair-haired person
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- unstainedBearing no marks
- naturalNot artificially produced
grain · uniform · smooth · fine-grained · unfinished · raw · bleached
tulipwood
Ornamental hardwood for veneers
- basswoodSoft-wooded North American tree
- poplarFast-growing deciduous timber
- aspenTremulous-leaved poplar species
cottonwood · linden · lumber · planks · boards · timber · sawmill · milling · veneer · plywood
tulip tree
Flowering hardwood with lobed leaves
- poplarFast-growing deciduous timber
- aspenTremulous-leaved poplar species
- lindenDeciduous tree, genus Tilia
deciduous · sapling · bark · trunk · branches · leaves · canopy · forestry · arboriculture · seedling
creamy
Smooth and rich
natural · grain · uniform · smooth · fine-grained · unfinished · raw · bleached
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
- carvingShaping by cutting away
chisel · plane · lathe · router · jigsaw · mortise · tenon · dovetail · miter · sanding
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
- dresserBedroom storage furniture
- armoireTall freestanding clothes cabinet
- bookcaseFurniture holding volumes
credenza · hutch · sideboard · wardrobe · nightstand · chest · writing desk · console · vanity · table
- Australian plantseucalyptus, eucalypts, gum tree, acacia, wattle
- Saint Helena Naturegumwood, scrubwood, giant tortoise, tree fern