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Record 1 2002-01-30

English

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

A tissue produced externally, i.e. on the bark side, by the phellogen in a stem or root.

OBS

Its non-technical term is cork, the bark of the Cork Oaks, Quercus suber and Q. occidentalis, producing the commercial forms.

French

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

Tissu né de l'activité, vers l'extérieur, du phellogène dans une tige ou une racine.

OBS

Dans le langage courant ce tissu est appelé liège notamment dans le cas de l'écorce du chêne-liège (Quercus Suber).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Explotación forestal
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