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BOIS DUR [2 records]

Record 1 2022-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

ironwood: common name also used to refer to the species Carpinus caroliniana, Cyrilla racemiflora and Fagraea fragrans.

Key term(s)
  • American hophornbeam
  • iron wood
  • lever-wood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 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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