alburnum
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of alburnum
1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to alb ( us ) white + -urnum neuter noun suffix
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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
It is found perfectly prepared between the bark and the alburnum of a creeper* of the family of the Combretaceae.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
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
The portions which are obstructed constitute the duramen or heartwood, the pervious portion the alburnum or sapwood.
From The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 by Various
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
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