plant material

(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

a product made from plant material

a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture

dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

wood of a larch tree

nonresinous wood of a fir tree

durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock

wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees

durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)

white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis

the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees

wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows

durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools

light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer

handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork

wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets

wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle

the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany

the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees

strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree

the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork

wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes

wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc

the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)

hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats

exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees

hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling

valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees

wood of a pecan tree

relatively hard durable timber from the Queen's crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous

wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber

pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum

wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars

hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany

hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods

hardwood from any of various locust trees

very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye

hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork

handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork

dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets

very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees

hard heavy red wood of a quira tree

hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork

strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork

hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods

fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools

fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork

wood of a citron tree

heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes

hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar

close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork

very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks

wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

wood of a sumac

hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree

hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood

newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction

the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood

the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer

the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline

(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone

the wood from bushes or small branches

moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork

broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore

a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

a plant exudate

a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

wood suitable for making matchsticks

wood in small pieces or splinters

fiber derived from plants

fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork

any wood from which dye is obtained

the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

wood that is not finished or painted

a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged