Relating to or resembling alburn or sapwood; having the characteristics of the light outer wood of a tree.
From 'alburn' + suffix '-ous' (characterized by). An archaic or obsolete term from woodworking and forestry terminology.
Words like this remind us that English once had precise terminology for different wood types that craftsmen needed to know—now many are extinct because the trades changed!
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