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bois initial [2 records]

Record 1 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The less dense, larger celled, first formed part of a growth layer.

OBS

earlywood: term reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Partie de la couche d'accroissement correspondant au bois formé au début de la saison de végétation, généralement constitué par des tissus d'aspect poreux, tendre, peu coloré.

CONT

Le bois initial est produit dès le départ de la végétation; il a surtout une fonction conductrice. Aussi, les vaisseaux du bois initial sont-ils larges, à paroi peu épaisse; les fibres sont peu abondantes et, de ce fait, le bois est médiocre.

OBS

bois initial : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-22

English

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

Bark: A non-technical term covering all the tissues outside the xylem cylinder. NOTE: In older trees, generally divisible into inner bark and outer bark and, in any growing season, into early bark (consisting typically of sieve tubes with companion cells or sieve cells ... and late bark (consisting typically of parenchyma and a few, small sieve tubes or sieve cells ...).

French

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

Couche d'accroissement. Couche de bois ou de liber produite apparemment pendant une période de végétation; fréquemment divisible en bois initial ou liber initial et en bois final ou liber final, notamment dans les bois des régions tempérées.

Spanish

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