Poplar (wood)
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Descripción
Soft, lightweight wood of trees belonging to the genus Populus, with color ranging from white to pink or brownish. It has a uniform, straight grain, fine texture, and is easy to work but it is prone to warping. It is primarily used for paneling, light construction, packing crates, joinery, flooring, kitchen utensils, veneer, cardboard, and paper pulp, but historically was used for Italian panel paintings and for sculptures in southern Germany in the late Gothic period.
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Otros términos
- populierenhout [nl]
- álamo (madera) [es]
- populus (poplar, wood) [en]
- populierhout [nl]
- chopo [es]