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HARD WOOD FLOORING [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Foreign Trade
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Lophira alata
Latin
Lophira alata Banks
Latin
Lophira procera
Latin
DEF

A tropical African timber tree(Lophira alata or L. procera) of the family Ochnaceae yielding a heavy hard durable reddish brown wood that is used esp. for wharves, railway ties, and flooring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lophira alata
Latin
Lophira alata Banks
Latin
Lophira procera
Latin
CONT

Azobé [...] Lophira alata Banks (Ochnacées) [...] Arbre de forêt dense humide, affectionne les stations fraîches, de la Sierra Leone à la République centrafricaine et au Zaïre. Très grand arbre avec peu d'empattement. Fût cylindrique parfois un peu sinueux [...] Bois de couleur chocolat [...] Bois très dur, très lourd [...] Matériau très stable une fois sec. Très fortes cotes mécaniques, peu fissile [...] Avant tout, bois de charpente forte et pour la construction des ponts, les travaux portuaires et les traverses.

OBS

Selon la source AUTEC, «bongossi» serait un nom commercial pour «azobé».

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood
  • Barrel and Cask Making
CONT

The wood [white oak] is very heavy, hard, strong, tough, and close-grained; a very high grade, all-purpose wood. It is one of the best woods known for tight cooperage, and one of the finest for furniture and hardwood flooring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois
  • Tonnellerie
CONT

[Chêne blanc.] Usages : Le bois est recherché pour la fabrication des meubles, en ébénisterie et pour les parquets. On l'emploie aussi dans la tonnellerie, les bateaux, les boiseries intérieures [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
  • Inlaying Work (Wood Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
  • Marqueterie (Industrie du bois)

Spanish

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