alburnum

English

Etymology

From Latin alburnum, from albus (white), since it is often paler in color than the heartwood.

Noun

alburnum (usually uncountable, plural alburnums)

  1. sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.

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Latin

Etymology

From albus (white).

Pronunciation

Noun

alburnum n (genitive alburnī); second declension

  1. alburnum; sapwood

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alburnum alburna
Genitive alburnī alburnōrum
Dative alburnō alburnīs
Accusative alburnum alburna
Ablative alburnō alburnīs
Vocative alburnum alburna

Descendants

  • English: alburnum
  • Italian: alburno
  • Portuguese: alburno, borne
  • Spanish: alburno

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