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WHIP TREE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Silviculture
DEF

Any slender tree that the wind causes to lacerate the crowns of its neighbours ... Most commonly refers to hardwood species among conifers.

CONT

A whip is unlikely to become a desirable crop tree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Arbre à tige flexible qui, agité par le vent, touche les cimes de ses voisins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Árbol alto y delgado que forma parte de la cubierta superior; puede no llegar a ser un buen árbol maderable, y azota y daña a las copas de los inmediatos.

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