#plant_material__plantmaterial  material derived from plants
  supertype:  material.substance__stuff  the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
  subtype:  shuck__chaff__husk__stalk__straw__stubble  material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
     subtype:  bran.shuck  broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
  subtype:  cork  outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
  subtype:  plant_product__plantproduct  a product made from plant material
     subtype:  coca  dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect
     subtype:  baccy__tobacco  leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
        subtype:  filler.baccy  the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
        subtype:  roll_of_tobacco__smoke  tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
           subtype:  cigar  a roll of tobacco for smoking
              subtype:  cheroot  a cigar with both ends cut flat
              subtype:  cigarillo  small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper
              subtype:  claro  a cigar made with light-colored tobacco
              subtype:  corona  a long cigar with blunt ends
              subtype:  panatela__panetela__panetella  a long slender cigar
           subtype:  cigarette__cigaret__coffin_nail__butt__fag  finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
              subtype:  cubeb_cigarette__cubeb  a cigarette containing cubeb
              subtype:  filter-tipped_cigarette  a cigarette with a filter tip
              subtype:  marijuana_cigarette__marijuanacigarette__joint__reefer__stick  marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
        subtype:  smoking_mixture__smokingmixture  a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe
        subtype:  snuff.baccy  finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
           subtype:  rappee  strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco
        subtype:  shag.baccy  a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
        subtype:  Turkish_tobacco  a dark, aromatic, small-leaved tobacco of eastern Europe and used in cigarettes
     subtype:  ethyl_alcohol__ethylalcohol__ethanol__fermentationalcohol__grainalcohol  the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel
        subtype:  spirits_of_wine  rectified ethyl alcohol
        subtype:  absolute_alcohol  pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)
        subtype:  denatured_alcohol__denaturedalcohol  ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
           subtype:  methylated_spirits  ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
     subtype:  phytohormone__plant_hormone__planthormone__growth_regulator  a hormone-like plant product
        subtype:  auxin  a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
           subtype:  indoleacetic_acid__IAA  a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
           subtype:  indolebutyric_acid__indolebutyricacid  a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
        subtype:  gibberellin  a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
           subtype:  gibberellic_acid__gibberellicacid  a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin
     subtype:  furfural__furfuraldehyde  a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
     subtype:  natural_resin__naturalresin  a plant exudate
        subtype:  sandarach__sandarac  a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
        subtype:  guaiacum  medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
        subtype:  storax  a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
        subtype:  scammony  resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
        subtype:  acaroid_resin__acaroidresin__accaroid_resin__accroides__accroide__accroides_resin__accroidesresin__accroides_gum__accroidesgum__gum_accroides__gumaccroide  an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
        subtype:  gum_anime__gumanime__anime  any of various resins or oleoresins
        subtype:  asafetida  the gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
        subtype:  camphor  a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
        subtype:  cannabin__cannabis_resin  a poisonous resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent
        subtype:  amber  a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry
        subtype:  copal  a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
           subtype:  courbaril_copal  resin from the courbaril tree
           subtype:  copalite__copaline__fossil_copal  partly mineralized copal dug from the ground
           subtype:  congo_copal__congocopal__congo_gum__congogum  copal found usually as a fossil
           subtype:  kauri_copal__kauricopal__kauri__kauri_resin__kauriresin__kauri_gum  resin of the kauri trees of N Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
           subtype:  Zanzibar_copal__anime  a hard copal derived from an African tree
        subtype:  dammar_resin__dammar__gum_dammar__gumdammar  any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
        subtype:  colophony  translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
        subtype:  mastic.natural_resin  an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes
        subtype:  oleoresin  a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
           subtype:  labdanum__ladanum  a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
           subtype:  balsam.oleoresin  any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
              subtype:  balsam_of_tolu__tolu__tolu_balsam  aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
                 subtype:  balsam_of_Peru  dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
              subtype:  balm  any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
                 subtype:  balm_of_Gilead  a fragrant oleoresin
              subtype:  tolu  an aromatic balsam
           subtype:  Canada_balsam  yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
           subtype:  turpentine__gum_terpentine__gumterpentine  obtained from conifers (especially pines)
              subtype:  Chian_turpentine  a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
           subtype:  copaiba_balsam__copaibabalsam__copaiba__balsam_capivi  an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
           subtype:  gum_labdanum__gumlabdanum  a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
        subtype:  gum_resin__gumresin  a mixture of resin and gum
           subtype:  gum_elemi__gumelemi__elemi  fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
           subtype:  gum_myrrh__gummyrrh__myrrh  aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume
           subtype:  Sonora_gum  acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
           subtype:  gum_benzoin__gumbenzoin__benzoin__benjamin__gum_benjamin__gumbenjamin__asadulci  gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
           subtype:  bdellium  aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh
           subtype:  gamboge  a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
           subtype:  myrrh__gum_myrrh__gummyrrh__sweet_cicely__sweetcicely  aromatic resin used in perfume and incense
        subtype:  wood_tar  any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
           subtype:  pine_tar  a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood
     subtype:  plant_fiber__plantfiber__plant_fibre__plantfibre  fiber derived from plants
        subtype:  buntal  fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats
        subtype:  flax.plant_fiber  fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
        subtype:  cotton_wool__cotton  silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
           subtype:  absorbent_cotton__absorbentcotton__cotton_wool  cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
        subtype:  hemp  a plant fiber
           subtype:  kenaf__deccanhemp  fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
           subtype:  bowstring_hemp.hemp__bowstringhemp  hemp obtained from the sansevieria
           subtype:  Manilla_hemp__Manila_hemp__abaca  a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
        subtype:  jute  a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
        subtype:  kapok__silk_cotton__vegetable_silk__vegetablesilk  from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
           subtype:  red_silk_cotton  from the red silk-cotton tree of E India; inferior to kapok
        subtype:  straw  plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
        subtype:  raphia__raffia  leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
        subtype:  sisal_hemp__sisalhemp__sisal  a plant fiber used for making rope
     subtype:  sucrose  a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
        subtype:  galactose__brain_sugar__brainsugar  a simple sugar found in lactose
  subtype:  wood  the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
     subtype:  pine  straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
        subtype:  knotty_pine  pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture
        subtype:  white_pine.pine__whitepine  soft white wood of white pine trees
        subtype:  yellow_pine.pine__yellowpine  hard yellowish wood of a yellow pine
     subtype:  larch  wood of a larch tree
     subtype:  fir  nonresinous wood of a fir tree
        subtype:  douglas_fir.fir  strong durable timber of a douglas fir
     subtype:  cedar__cedarwood  durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
        subtype:  red_cedar  fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees
           subtype:  pencil_cedar  wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils
        subtype:  Port_Orford_cedar  the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree
     subtype:  spruce.wood  light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
     subtype:  hemlock  soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
     subtype:  cypress__cypres  wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
        subtype:  cypress_pine__cypresspine  any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia
           subtype:  Port_Jackson_pine__Callitris_cupressiformis  Australian cypress pine having globular cones
           subtype:  black_cypress_pine__blackcypresspine__red_cypress_pine__redcypresspine__Callitris_endlicheri__Callitris_calcarata  Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
           subtype:  white_cypress_pine__whitecypresspine__Callitris_glaucophylla__Callitris_glauca  small tree or shrub of southern Australia
           subtype:  stringybark_pine__stringybarkpine__Callitris_parlatorei  Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark
        subtype:  juniper  coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
           subtype:  pencil_cedar_tree__pencil_cedar  any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
              subtype:  eastern_red_cedar__easternredcedar__red_cedar__red_juniper__redjuniper__Juniperus_virginiana  small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
              subtype:  Bermuda_cedar__Juniperus_bermudiana  ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
              subtype:  east_African_cedar__Juniperus_procera  tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood
           subtype:  southern_red_cedar__Juniperus_silicicola  juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar
           subtype:  savin__dwarf_juniper__dwarfjuniper__Juniperus_sabina  procumbent or spreading juniper
           subtype:  common_juniper__Juniperus_communis  densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
           subtype:  dwarf_juniper__dwarfjuniper__ground_cedar__Juniperus_communis_depressa  a procumbent variety of the common juniper
           subtype:  creeping_juniper__Juniperus_horizontalis  low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter
           subtype:  Mexican_juniper__drooping_juniper__Juniperus_flaccida  small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets
        subtype:  sequoia__redwood  either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
           subtype:  California_redwood__coast_redwood__coastredwood__Sequoia_sempervirens  lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur
           subtype:  giant_sequoia__giantsequoia__big_tree__bigtree__sierraredwood__Sequoiadendron_giganteum__Sequoia_gigantea__Sequoia_Wellingtonia  extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
        subtype:  pond_bald_cypress__bald_cypress__swamp_cypress__southern_cypress__Taxodium_distichum  common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
        subtype:  pond_cypress__bald_cypress__Taxodium_ascendens  smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
        subtype:  Montezuma_cypress__Mexican_swamp_cypress__Taxodium_mucronatum  cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands
           subtype:  ahuehuete  literally "old man of the water": a giant specimen of great age and girth at Santa Maria del Tule
        subtype:  sandarac_tree__sandarac__Tetraclinis_articulata__Callitris_quadrivalvis  large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
     subtype:  redwood  the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
     subtype:  sandarac__citronwood  durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of Cordova Cathedral)
     subtype:  kauri  white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
     subtype:  yellowwood  yellow-colored wood of any of various yellowwood trees
     subtype:  yew.wood  wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
     subtype:  lancewood  durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
     subtype:  true_tulipwood__tulipwood__whitewood__white_poplar__whitepoplar__yellowpoplar  light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
     subtype:  zebrawood  handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork
     subtype:  cocuswood__cocoswood__granadilla_wood  wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets
     subtype:  shittimwood  wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew tabernacle
     subtype:  sabicu_wood__sabicu  the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany
     subtype:  bamboo.wood  the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
     subtype:  tulipwood  the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
     subtype:  balsa_wood__balsawood__balsa  strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
     subtype:  silver_quandong  pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree
     subtype:  obeche  the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering
     subtype:  basswood__linden  soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
     subtype:  beefwood.wood  any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
     subtype:  briarwood__brierwood  wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
     subtype:  beech__beechwood  wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
     subtype:  chestnut.wood  wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
     subtype:  oak  the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
        subtype:  fumed_oak__fumedoak  oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork
        subtype:  holm_oak  hard wood of the holm oak tree
     subtype:  birch  hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
     subtype:  alder  wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
     subtype:  hazel  the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
     subtype:  olive.wood  hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
     subtype:  ash.wood  strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
     subtype:  ironwood  exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
     subtype:  walnut.wood  hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
     subtype:  hickory.wood  valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
     subtype:  pecan.wood  wood of a pecan tree
     subtype:  pyinma  relatively hard durable timber from the Queen's crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous
     subtype:  gumwood__gum  wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
        subtype:  satin_walnut__satinwalnut__sweetgum__hazelwood__red_gum__redgum  reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
     subtype:  eucalyptus  wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
     subtype:  tupelo  pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
     subtype:  poon.wood  wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars
     subtype:  red_lauan__redlauan  hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany
     subtype:  elm__elmwood  hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
     subtype:  brazilwood  heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
     subtype:  locust.wood  hardwood from any of various locust trees
     subtype:  logwood  very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
     subtype:  rosewood  hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
        subtype:  amboyna__Andaman_redwood  mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus
     subtype:  kingwood  handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork
     subtype:  granadilla_wood  dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets
     subtype:  blackwood  very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
     subtype:  Panama_redwood__quira  hard heavy red wood of a quira tree
     subtype:  ruby_wood__red_sandalwood__redsandalwood  hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork
     subtype:  black_locust__blacklocust  strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay
     subtype:  cherry.wood  wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
     subtype:  fruitwood  wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork
        subtype:  applewood  wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus
     subtype:  lemonwood  hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods
     subtype:  incense_wood__incensewood  fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium
     subtype:  mahogany  wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
        subtype:  Philippine_mahogany  red or pale-red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish
        subtype:  cigar-box_cedar__cigarboxcedar  fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes
     subtype:  satinwood  hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
     subtype:  orangewood  fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork
     subtype:  citronwood  wood of a citron tree
     subtype:  guaiac_wood__guaiacum_wood  heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes
     subtype:  lignum_vitae__guaiac__guaiacum  hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
     subtype:  poplar  soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar
     subtype:  sandalwood  close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect-repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
     subtype:  Turkish_boxwood__boxwood  very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box especially the common box; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks
     subtype:  maple.wood  wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used esp for furniture and flooring
        subtype:  bird's-eye_maple  maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
     subtype:  sumac  wood of a sumac
     subtype:  ebony  hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
     subtype:  sycamore__lacewood  variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
     subtype:  teak__teakwood  hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
     subtype:  dogwood  hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood
     subtype:  sapwood  newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
     subtype:  heartwood__duramen  the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
     subtype:  burl.wood  the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
     subtype:  brushwood  the wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood"
     subtype:  cabinet_wood__cabinetwood  moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork; "teak and other heavy cabinet wood"
     subtype:  driftwood  wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
     subtype:  log  a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
        subtype:  saw_log  log large enough to be sawed into boards
     subtype:  matchwood.wood  wood suitable for making matchsticks
     subtype:  splinters__matchwood  wood in small pieces or splinters: "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks"
     subtype:  sawdust  fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
     subtype:  wicker  slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
     subtype:  dyewood  any wood from which dye is obtained
     subtype:  hardwood  the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
     subtype:  softwood__deal  wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
        subtype:  pulpwood  softwood used to make paper
     subtype:  raw_wood__rawwood  wood that is not finished or painted
     subtype:  knot.wood  a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"

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