Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia)
{i} any of several trees with a yellowish wood or producing a yellow extract; yellow wood of any of the yellowwood trees; small tree that has white flowers and heavy hardwood that produces yellow dye