alburnum
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of alburnum
1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to alb ( us ) white + -urnum neuter noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Incisions are made into the alburnum of the seringueiras; below the wound small pots are attached, which twenty-four hours suffice to fill with a milky sap.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
The bark and alburnum crack; and thus is effected naturally, what the art of man performs for the purpose of collecting the milky juices of the hevea, the castilloa, and the caoutchouc fig-tree.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt
Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
The tree was evidently hollow throughout its length; but perhaps some portion of the alburnum still remained intact.
From Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery by Jules Verne
A new layer of wood, or rather of alburnum, is added annually to the tree in every part just under the bark.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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