alburnum

American  

[al-bur-nuhm] / ælˈbɜr nəm /

noun

Botany.

1. sapwood.

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alburnum British  

/ ælˈbɜːnəm /

noun

1. a former name for sapwood

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Other Word Forms

• alburnous adjective

Etymology

Origin of alburnum

1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to alb ( us ) white + -urnum neuter noun suffix

Example Sentences

The tree was evidently hollow throughout its length; but perhaps some portion of the alburnum still remained intact.

From Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery by Verne, Jules

The eggs deposited soon hatch, and the young larvæ bore through the tender bark at this point, and when fairly under it, branch off, cutting galleries through the soft alburnum underneath.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

The bark and alburnum crack; and thus is effected naturally, what the art of man performs for the purpose of collecting the milky juices of the hevea, the castilloa, and the caoutchouc fig-tree.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von

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

Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah