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whitewood, common name for numerous unrelated trees having light-colored wood, e.g., the tulip tree (see magnolia magnolia, common name for plants of the genus Magnolia, and for the Magnoliaceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often with showy flowers.
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), the linden linden, common name for the Tiliaceae, a family of chiefly woody shrubs and trees. Most genera are tropical, but the genus Tilia, commonly called linden, or lime tree, in Europe and Asia and basswood in North America, is found throughout the north temperate
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, and the cottonwood (see willow willow, common name for some members of the Salicaceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of worldwide distribution, especially abundant from north temperate to arctic areas.
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whitewood
1. any of various trees with light-coloured wood, such as the tulip tree, basswood, and cottonwood
2. the wood of any of these trees
3. another name for mahoe


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We recently celebrated the opening of a 36,000 square-foot Whitewoods Market and a 9,000 square-foot Morton's steakhouse at The Source at White Plains, and are currently searching for a single tenant for the 11,000 square-foot space located between The Cheesecake Factory and the Morton's Steakhouse on the lower level.
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In 1998 between 6 and 7 tons of cyanide-tainted tailings leaked from a South Dakota gold mine into the Black Hills' Whitewood Creek, damaging the stream for years to come, says Moran.
 
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