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Sap Lighter

Spanish translation: albura

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English term or phrase:Sap Lighter
Spanish translation:albura
Entered by: Jairo Payan

15:12 Nov 18, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber
English term or phrase: Sap Lighter
Sap Lighter

Colored wood of the outermost growth rings of a tree stem that performs functions such as water conduction and storage of food.

Gracias
Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 02:58
albura
Explanation:
Hola de nuevo:

Esta es la propuesta del eurodicautom. Te pego la definición:

Subject Biology - Biotechnology (BZ)
History - Ethnology - Folklore (HI)



Definition The outer layers of xylem which,in the growing tree,contain living parenchymatic cells with stored food reserves.

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995
(1)
TERM sapwood

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995
(2)
TERM alburnum

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995

Note {USG} obsolete
(3)
TERM sap

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995

Note {USG} deprecated term


Definition las capas más externas del xilema que en los árboles vivos tienen células vivas en los radios medulares y almacenan reservas. La albura tiene 4 funciones principales:1)transporte,2)almacenamiento,3)soporte mecánico y 4)protección y defensa

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995
(1)
TERM albura

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995

Otra referencia:

Sapwood :Lighter-colored wood cells carry sap from the roots to the leaves.

Espero te sirva de ayuda. Saludos desde Asturias,

Ana
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Ana Lombao
Local time: 09:58
Grading comment
Mil gracias. Esto confirma tu raciocinio:

Albura. Parte externa de la madera de un tallo o raíz que contiene células vivas y reservas y en la cual se lleva a cabo la conducción del agua. Generalmente de color más claro que el duramen.
http://www.euita.upv.es/varios/biologia/glosario.htm#A
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sap lighter
albura


Explanation:
Hola de nuevo:

Esta es la propuesta del eurodicautom. Te pego la definición:

Subject Biology - Biotechnology (BZ)
History - Ethnology - Folklore (HI)



Definition The outer layers of xylem which,in the growing tree,contain living parenchymatic cells with stored food reserves.

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995
(1)
TERM sapwood

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995
(2)
TERM alburnum

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995

Note {USG} obsolete
(3)
TERM sap

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995

Note {USG} deprecated term


Definition las capas más externas del xilema que en los árboles vivos tienen células vivas en los radios medulares y almacenan reservas. La albura tiene 4 funciones principales:1)transporte,2)almacenamiento,3)soporte mecánico y 4)protección y defensa

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995
(1)
TERM albura

Reference Kaennel/Schweingruber,Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology,WSL/Haupt,1995

Otra referencia:

Sapwood :Lighter-colored wood cells carry sap from the roots to the leaves.

Espero te sirva de ayuda. Saludos desde Asturias,

Ana


    Reference: http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/story.jhtml?storyid=/templa...
Ana Lombao
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Mil gracias. Esto confirma tu raciocinio:

Albura. Parte externa de la madera de un tallo o raíz que contiene células vivas y reservas y en la cual se lleva a cabo la conducción del agua. Generalmente de color más claro que el duramen.
http://www.euita.upv.es/varios/biologia/glosario.htm#A
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