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INGROWN BARK [2 records]

Record 1 2017-11-30

English

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

A patch of bark, sometimes associated with a knot, that has become more or less enclosed by the growth of the tree.

OBS

bark pocket; inbark; ingrown bark : terms standardized by ISO.

French

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

Partie de l'écorce, occasionnellement liée à un nœud, comprise plus ou moins dans la croissance de l'arbre.

OBS

entre-écorce : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR et retenu par le Comité technique de la terminologie française du bois de l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-16

English

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

A fold or convolution of the surface of the trunk, generally confined to the base but occasionally extending up into the second log.

OBS

Flutes often include ingrown bark and are related to softness of site.

OBS

flute: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • flutes

French

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

Repli [...] de la surface du tronc ordinairement confiné à la base, mais s'étendant occasionnellement jusqu'à la seconde bille.

OBS

Ces cannelures renferment souvent de l'écorce et sont rapport avec l'humidité du sol.

OBS

cannelure : terme généralement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • cannelures

Spanish

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