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Record 1 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A narrow groove in the transverse (i.e. horizontal) wall of a ray cell along the junction with the tangential (i.e. end) wall.

OBS

In radial section, an indenture appears as a depression in the transverse wall where the tangential wall is inserted. Used only for conifers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Endroit aminci dans la paroi transversale (horizontale) d'une cellule de parenchyme d'un rayon au voisinage de l'arête de raccordement avec la paroi tangentielle (terminale).

OBS

En section radiale une indenture apparaît comme une dépression dans la paroi transversale à l'endroit où s'insère la paroi tangentielle [...] [Employé] seulement pour les bois des conifères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Explotación forestal
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