1. small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye; [syn: sweetleaf, Symplocus tinctoria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Symplocus tinctoria
n 1: small yellowwood tree of southern United States having
small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a
yellow dye [syn: sweetleaf, Symplocus tinctoria]