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HEART SAPWOOD [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-09-15

English

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

Annual rings in heartwood whose coloration and properties approximate to those of the sapwood (Fig. 16).

OBS

The term "heart sapwood" has been standardized by ISO.

French

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

Couches annuelles situées dans la zone du duramen et dont la coloration et les propriétés sont voisines de celles de l'aubier (Figure 16).

OBS

"Lunure" et "double aubier" ont été normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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