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burl
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burl
1. a small knot or lump in wool
2. a roundish warty outgrowth from the trunk, roots, or branches of certain trees

burl [bərl]
(botany)
A hard, woody outgrowth on a tree, usually resulting from the entwined growth of a cluster of adventitious buds.
(materials)
In lumber or veneer, a localized severe distortion of the grain that is generally rounded in outline.


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Burls, Ambra, "New Landscapes for Mental Health," The Mental Health Review, Mar 2005.
Figured wood from the stump, large branch crotches, and burls are especially desirable.
 
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