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BOIS FEUILLU [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
DEF

A conventional term for the timber of broad-leaved trees ... belonging to the botanical group Angiospermae.

OBS

Hardwoods are almost invariably distinguished from softwoods by the presence of vessels in their timber, irrespective of physical hardness or softness in either case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
DEF

Bois provenant d'essences forestières à larges feuilles, contrairement aux conifères.

OBS

Les bois de feuillus font partie de la classe des Angiospermes et possèdent des vaisseaux ligneux.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de madera
DEF

Madera producida por frondosas, independientemente de su contextura.

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