- Wood-layer
- Wood-layer Wood"-lay`er, n. (Bot.) A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
Wood's glass — was developed by Robert Williams Wood (1868 ndash;1955) as a light filter used in communications during World War I. His invisible radiation technique worked both in infrared daylight communication and ultraviolet night communications. His glass… … Wikipedia
Wood carving — is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool held in the hand (this may be a power tool), resulting in a wooden figure or figurine (this may be abstract in nature) or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also … Wikipedia
Wood River (Illinois) — Wood River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, Illinois, to the north east of St. Louis, Missouri.Major tributaries of Wood River include: the West Fork of Wood River, Honeycut Branch, Girder Branch and the… … Wikipedia
Wood flooring — is a type of flooring made from the timber of hardwoods, or of spruce or hard pine. There are two basic manufactured types of hardwood. Wood flooring comes unfinished, and once installed is sanded, then finished on site. More modernly, the… … Wikipedia
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
Wood preservation — All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment). Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different (chemical) preservatives and processes… … Wikipedia
Wood — Wooden redirects here. For other uses, see Wooden (disambiguation). Heartwood redirects here. For other uses, see Heartwood (disambiguation). This article is about the substance. For small forests, see woodland. For wood as a commodity, see… … Wikipedia
Wood Thrush — Taxobox name = Wood Thrush status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51580|title=Hylocichla mustelina|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry contains justification for why species is… … Wikipedia
Wood veneer — In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8 inch), that are typically glued onto core panels (typically, wood, particle board or medium density fiberboard) to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and… … Wikipedia