Wood - Wikipedia
Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression.
List of woods - Wikipedia
This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. Other wood-like materials: ^ a b c d Summit, R. and A. Sliker. 1980. Handbook of Materials Science, Volume IV: Wood. Florida: CRC Press, Inc. ^ Distemonanthus benthamianus. Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Wood Technical Fact Sheet. Forest Service. USDA.
Wood - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wood is the main substance in trees. It is mainly formed by the xylem vessels which carry water up the plant. The two main substances in wood are cellulose and lignin. Wood is used to make buildings and furniture, and also for art. Firewood is a fuel. Paper is made from wood fibres.
Category:Wood - Wikipedia
Wood is a material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. This category contains wood related articles including notable trees used for supplying wood.
Wood science - Wikipedia
Wood science [1] is the scientific field which predominantly studies and investigates elements associated with the formation, the physical and chemical composition, and the macro- and microstructure of wood as a bio-based and lignocellulosic material.
Wood | Properties, Production, Uses, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月13日 · wood, the principal strengthening and nutrient-conducting tissue of trees and other plants and one of the most abundant and versatile natural materials. Produced by many botanical species, including both gymnosperms and angiosperms, wood is available in various colours and grain patterns.
Lumber - Wikipedia
Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). Lumber has many uses beyond home building.
Hardwood - Wikipedia
Hardwood is wood from angiosperm trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. [1] In temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen. Hardwood (which comes from angiosperm trees) contrasts with softwood (which is from gymnosperm trees).
Teak - Wikipedia
Teak forest with large foliage in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, India Teak forest in Nilambur, India. Teak is a large deciduous tree up to 40 m (131 ft) tall with grey to greyish-brown branches, known for its high-quality wood. Its leaves are ovate-elliptic to ovate, 15–45 cm (5.9–17.7 in) long by 8–23 cm (3.1–9.1 in) wide, and are held on robust petioles which are 2–4 cm (0.8–1.6 in ...
The anatomy and organization of wood - Encyclopedia Britannica
2024年12月12日 · Tree - Anatomy, Organization, Wood: Wood is characterized by the axial and radial structures derived from the fusiform and ray initials. The radial system transports carbohydrates from the inner bark to the wood.