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alburnum

alburnum noun: sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.

Noun

alburnum (usually uncountable, plural alburnums)

  1. (usually) sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.

alburnum meaning in Tamil

alburnum in Tamil

புறக்கட்டை, வெண்கட்டை, வெண்வைரம், வெண்மரவைரம்

Forms of alburnum

pluralalburnums

Origin of alburnum

From Latin alburnum, from albus (“white”), since it is often paler in color than the heartwood.

Words formed from alburnum

Questions about alburnum

What does alburnum mean?
Alburnum means sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
What is alburnum in Tamil?
Alburnum in Tamil is புறக்கட்டை, வெண்கட்டை, வெண்வைரம். See Alburnum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alburnum?
Alburnum is a noun.
What is the plural of alburnum?
The plural of alburnum is alburnums.

Words near alburnum in the dictionary

  1. Albuquerques
  2. Alburgh
  3. alburn
  4. alburnous
  5. alburns
  6. alburnum
  7. alburnums
  8. Alburquerque
  9. Albury
  10. Alburys
  11. Alburz

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