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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Research, Technology, Methods > technology > wood technology > wood properties > grain and figure > cross-grained wood
Preferred Term:

cross-grained wood

Definition:
Wood in which the fibers deviate from a line parallel to the sides of the piece. Cross grain may be either diagonal or spiral grain or a combination of the two.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
grain and figure
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/314646
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-03-07, last modified 2018-11-14