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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > technology > wood technology > wood properties > grain and figure > wood spalting
Preferred Term:

wood spalting

Definition:
Coloration of wood produced by various species of fungi growing on them. It consists of bleaching, pigmentation and zone lines.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
grain and figure
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • spalted wood
  • spalting
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/314628
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-03-07, last modified 2018-11-14