Holz

Definitions of Holz
  1. noun
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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    Kiefer, Kiefernholz
    straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
    Fichte, Fichtenholz
    light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
    Bambus
    the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
    Eiche, Eichenholz
    the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
    Birke, Birkenholz
    hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
    Esche, Eschenholz
    strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
    Nussbaum, Nussbaumholz, Nußbaum, Nußbaumholz
    hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
    Gummi
    wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
    Kirschbaum, Kirschbaumholz
    wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
    Mahagoni, Mahagoniholz
    wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
    Sandelholz
    close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
    Buchsbaum, Buchsbaumholz
    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
    Ahorn, Ahornholz
    wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
    Ebenholz
    hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
    Teakbaum, Teakholz
    hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
    Splintholz
    newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
    Kernholz
    the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
    Hartholz
    the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
    Weichholz
    wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    Wacholder
    coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
    Mammutbaum
    either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
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