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- 3. mahagony oak The type of oak used to build tables.
- 5. a source of oxygen
- 6. used for building furniture and cabinets.
- 8. can be grown quickly and chopped easily. Contrast of hard wood trees.
- 9. wood veneers bonded together to produce a flat sheet
- 12. the process of decaying
- 13. used for making toys
- 14. to discolor, soil, or spot
- 15. The contrast of softwood
- 16. a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.
- 21. wood used for making pegs
- 24. the type of wood used for buliding houses
- 25. an organic material with a wide variety of physical and mechanical properties
- 27. a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork.
- 28. lable a non-profit organisation that certifies sustainable forest management
- 30. closely compacted in substance.
- 31. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
- 32. of wood pith, growth rings, medullary rays, cambium layer and bark.
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- 1. a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers
- 2. a perrenial evergreen that is part of the grass family
- 4. They are conifer trees.
- 7. wood in which the vessels in the earlywood are distinctly larger than those in the latewood of the previous and of the same growth ring.
- 10. Trees and shrubs that, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter.
- 11. panels flat, sometimes curved, sheets made from wood-based materials that are bonded together with an adhesive.
- 17. used for making cricket bats and stumps.
- 18. a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture
- 19. the ability of something to maintain or "sustain" itself over time
- 20. water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
- 22. wood a product made of recyclable materials which include small pieces of wood , sawdust ,wood shavings all glued together with resins or other bonding. agents.
- 23. undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.
- 26. the type of wood used for making planes
- 29. a "paper thin" cut of wood that's applied to both sides of a strong core surface, like furniture-grade MDF or substrate material, to seal and stabilize it—which is critically important when you're fashioning built-in furniture or anything with a mechanism.
