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—alburnous, adj./al berr"neuhm/, n. Bot.sapwood.[1655-65; < L, equiv. to alb(us) white + -urnum neut. n. suffix]
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Alburnum — Al*bur num, n. [L., fr. albus white.] (Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alburnum — (lat.), so v.w. Splint … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Alburnum — (lat.), Splint, s. Holz … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
alburnum — [al bʉr′nəm] n. [L, neut. of alburnus, whitish < albus, white: see ELF] SAPWOOD … English World dictionary
alburnum — noun sapwood; the thin white layer between the bark and wood of a tree … Wiktionary
alburnum — n. white and softer part of wood … English contemporary dictionary
alburnum — [al bə:nəm] noun another term for sapwood. Origin C17: from L., from albus white … English new terms dictionary
alburnum — al·bur·num … English syllables
alburnum — al•bur•num [[t]ælˈbɜr nəm[/t]] n. bot sapwood • Etymology: 1655–65; < L, =alb(us) white + urnum, prob. extracted fromlaburnum laburnum andvīburnumwayfaring tree al•bur′nous, adj … From formal English to slang
alburnum — n. sapwood … Dictionary of difficult words
