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BROSIMUM GUIANENSE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The mottled wood of So. American tree (Brosimum aubletii) used for veneer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Nom donné au bois de Piratinera Guianensis (Brosimum Guianense), arbre de la famille des moracés, originaire du bassin de l'Amazone. (L'amourette, bois très résistant, susceptible d'un beau poli, est utilisé en tabletterie, dans la confection des archets, des cannes; on s'en servait autrefois pour la fabrication des aiguilles à tricoter.

Spanish

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