yellowwood Syllabification: (yel·low·wood)Pronunciation: /ˈyelōˌwo͝od/Definition of yellowwood noun any of a number of trees that have yellowish timber or yield a yellow dye, in particular. a North American tree of the pea family (Cladrastis lutea, family Leguminosae). a podocarp. yellowwood in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of yellowwood in the British & World English dictionary