White oak (wood)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by origin> > biological material > plant material > <wood and wood products> > wood (plant material) > <wood by composition or origin> > hardwood > oak (wood)

Descripción

In the lumber trade, a general term for wood of many species of oak belonging to a subgroup of oak trees, including Q. alba and others, all characterized by having acorns that mature in six months, are sweet or slightly bitter, and have a hairless inside shell. Trees are native to Europe, Asia, north Africa, and North America.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300012331

Otros términos

  • wit eikenhout [nl]
  • chêne blanc (bois) [fr]
  • roble blanco (madera) [es]
  • oak, white (wood) [en]