WOOD

n. Wu4d. See LIGNUM. Amboyna w. Ger., Ambo'inaholz. The w. of a sort of palm growing in Amboyna. [B, 49.J Anacahuite w. Lat., lignum anactthuite [Gr. Ph.]. Ger., Anacahuiteholz. A Mexican wood derived from Cordia Boi ieri, formerly used in pulmonary phthisis, [a, 35.] Bitter-vv. See the major list and SIMARUBA. Bukkum w. See under CESALPINIA sappan. Heart-w. Lat., duramen. Ger., Herzholz. The older, harder, central portion of an exogenous stem, taking no important part in the vital proce es of the plant. It differs usually from sap-w. in color. The term duramen is applied by some authors only to heart-w. which has become very dense from peculiar infiltrations, [a, 35.] Mountain w. See Ligniform ASBESTOS. Nicaragua-w. See BRAZIL-W. Nephritic w. See LIGNUM nephriticum. Peach w., Pernambuco w. See BRAZIL-W. Sapw. The exterior zone of uncolored active cells forming the newer and softer w. of an exogenous stem, [o, 35.] W. alcohol, W. naphtha, W. spirit. See METHYL ALCOHOL. WOODBIND, [s. 733]