bole
Sturdy wooden column
A bole is the trunk of a tree, especially the main stem below where branches begin.
The word is somewhat literary or technical, found more often in forestry and nature writing than everyday speech: The bole of the ancient oak was wider than a man's reach.
Sharp canine vocalization
- girthMeasurement around something
- heartwoodTree's central wood
- sapwoodTree's water-conducting layer
- xylemPlant water conduit
phloem · cambium · growth rings · timber · hardwood · cylindrical · diameter · circumference
Color-imparting material
- potteryFired clay objects
- slipMinor error or misstep
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
reddish · oxide · Armenian · mineral · earth · natural · powder · coloring
Tree care specialist
- dendrologistOne who studies trees
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- pollardingCutting trees at head-height
- coppicingCutting trees to regrow
pruning · tree surgery · grafting · forestry · dendrology · tree care · canopy · sapling
bark
Sharp canine vocalization
xylem · phloem · cambium · growth rings · timber · hardwood · cylindrical · diameter · circumference · woodgrain
pigment
Color-imparting material
- potteryFired clay objects
- slipMinor error or misstep
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
terracotta · reddish · oxide · Armenian · mineral · earth · natural · powder · coloring · ceramic
arborist
Tree care specialist
- dendrologistOne who studies trees
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- pollardingCutting trees at head-height
coppicing · pruning · tree surgery · grafting · forestry · dendrology · tree care · canopy · sapling · stump
reddish-brown
Warm earth tone
russet · rust · warm · muted · natural · muddy · auburn · chestnut · terracotta · tawny
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
- Reddish-Brownreddish brown, russet, sienna, burnt sienna, auburn
- tree partstrunk, branches, branch, bark, root
- Trunkstree trunk, car trunk, steamer trunk, elephant trunk, swim trunks
- lumberjackinglumberjack, logger, chainsaw, axe, felling
- plant stemsstem, stalk, trunk, cane, culm
metabolism, metabolic, bolus, embolism, catabolism, metabolize, metabolite, anabolic, catabolic