#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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