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BILLE SURIE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-25

English

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

A log whose sapwood has been infected by bacteria which do not harm the wood but cause a pig-pen odor.

OBS

Sour logs are generally tropical hardwoods or soft species such as poplar and basswood.

French

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

Bille dont le bois mouillé (notamment l'aubier) est attaqué par des bactéries n'endommageant pratiquement pas le bois mais provoquant une mauvaise odeur (odeur de porcherie).

OBS

Les billes suries se rencontrent surtout dans les essences feuillues tropicales ou dans les essences plus tendres comme le peuplier ou le tilleul.

Spanish

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