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Record 1 2018-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The wood of an angiosperm possessing true vessels, in contrast to the softwood of a gymnosperm, which lacks vessels.

CONT

The term "hardwood tree" is a botanical grouping of trees with similar characteristics. Hardwood tree characteristics apply to many of the tree species ... The trees have broad leaves rather than needle-like leaves. They produce a fruit or nut, and often go dormant in the winter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Arbre qui possède des feuilles à limbe développé, tel que le chêne, le hêtre, l'orme, le frêne, par opposition aux résineux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Árbol que tiene hojas anchas en contraste con las coníferas.

Key term(s)
  • frondosas
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Record 2 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
DEF

A conventional term for the timber of broad-leaved trees ... belonging to the botanical group Angiospermae.

OBS

Hardwoods are almost invariably distinguished from softwoods by the presence of vessels in their timber, irrespective of physical hardness or softness in either case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
DEF

Bois provenant d'essences forestières à larges feuilles, contrairement aux conifères.

OBS

Les bois de feuillus font partie de la classe des Angiospermes et possèdent des vaisseaux ligneux.

OBS

bois de feuillus; bois feuillu : termes retenus par le Comité technique de la terminologie française du bois de l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de madera
DEF

Madera producida por frondosas, independientemente de su contextura.

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Record 3 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Types of Wood
CONT

... hard and soft wood occurs in different species of both hardwood and softwood tree species. Hardness is a function of the heaviness, or density, of the wood: the amount of wood material compared to air spaces. Hard woods are denser, soft woods contain more air.

OBS

Not to be confused with the timber category "hardwood" which refers to timber from trees of the Gymnosperm group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sortes de bois
CONT

On classe souvent les bois d'après la dureté et la densité. Ainsi on distingue dans les bois résineux : les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs et dans les bois feuillus : les bois très tendres, les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs, les bois très durs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Tipos de madera
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Record 4 1992-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

A forest type in which 0-25% of the canopy is softwood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Type forestier dans lequel de 0 à 25 % du couvert appartient aux conifères.

Spanish

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