Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

senvuxet träd/senvuxet trä

English translation:

slowgrowing tree/slowgrown wood

Added to glossary by Mats Wiman
Jun 27, 2002 18:14
21 yrs ago
Swedish term

senvuxen furu

Swedish to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances furniture
'Virket i sig är senvuxen furu...'

Is the term 'late-maturing' applicable to wood used in furniture making?

Proposed translations

2 hrs
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slow-growing pine(wood)

or
late-matured

" 40 ft Form: rounded Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches Comments: Japanese White Pine is a slow-growing tree that can be ..."

"Möbler av massiv senvuxen fjällfura
Materialet vi använder är senvuxen fjällfura. Ett träd som bara växer i omfång under några korta sommarmånader varje år.
Furnitures of genuine slow-growing mountain pine
The material we use is late-matured Northern pine, a tree which only grows circumference during a few short months in the summer each year."
Peer comment(s):

agree Fredrik Larsson
10 hrs
disagree Mats Wiman : late-matured is not used for wood except by Vemdalia. AND: A tree is slow-growing, wood as a material is slow-GROWN.
10 hrs
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1 hr

slowgrown pinewood

or
slowgrown pine
or
slowgrown redwood
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15 hrs

slowgrown

Engström. Ie, past tense senvuxet!
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