albura
English translation: sapwood
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| 15:14 Dec 5, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: sumaqu Spain Local time: 15:06 | ||||
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| 4 +3 | sapwood |
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| 4 | whiteness |
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| 4 | sapwood |
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whiteness Explanation: This is what I found in Oxford Superlex: albura f (liter) whiteness HTH |
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sapwood Explanation: I found it at: http://www.bcforestproducts.com/Spanish/glossary.asp |
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1 min confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3sapwood Explanation: - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2005-12-05 15:52:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sapwood is softer and tends to be lighter in color than heartwood. As the sapwood ages, natural substances called extractives invade the sapwood and ... encarta.msn.com/media_461550662/ Heartwood_and_Sapwood.html |
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