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Alburnum

Al-bur′num

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Noun.
[L., fr.
albus
white.]
(Bot.)
The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.

Definition 2024


alburnum

alburnum

English

Noun

alburnum (usually uncountable, plural alburnums)

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

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Latin

Etymology

From albus (white).

Pronunciation

Noun

alburnum n (genitive alburnī); second declension

  1. alburnum; sapwood

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative alburnum alburna
genitive alburnī alburnōrum
dative alburnō alburnīs
accusative alburnum alburna
ablative alburnō alburnīs
vocative alburnum alburna

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