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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This consists in cutting a ring round the tree with axes through the bark and sapwood, or alburnum, into the brown wood beneath.
From Australia, The Dairy Country by Australia. Dept. of External Affairs
Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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 Verne, Jules
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 Humboldt, Alexander von
Because it is formed by branches of those returning vessels that deposit the new alburnum.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 by Various
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