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timber: see lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to ..... Click the link for more information. ; wood wood, botanically, the xylem tissue that forms the bulk of the stem of a woody plant. Xylem conducts sap upward from the roots to the leaves, stores food in the form of complex carbohydrates, and provides support; it is made up of various types of cells specialized ..... Click the link for more information. . timber 1. a. wood, esp when regarded as a construction material b. (as modifier): a timber cottage 2. a. trees collectively b. Chiefly US woodland 3. Nautical a frame in a wooden vessel How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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