: The wood is often hard, durable, and naturally oily, making it excellent for fine woodworking and high-polish finishes.

The term typically applies to a few specific genera across different regions:

: Though often called bow-wood, it is a deciduous yellowwood from the south-central US with hard orange-to-yellow timber. Key Characteristics & Uses

: An evergreen native to Australia that yields a dark yellow wood.

: A deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States. It is prized for its showy white flowers and heavy, yellow hardwood that yields a yellow dye.