Términos

Pequeñas cajas, generalmente decorativas, para contener artículos personales, como agujas de jareta y escarbadientes. Anteriormente, también con referencia a cajas para instrumentos quirúrgicos.

Cajas para guardar instrumentos y materiales para trabajar, especialmente en bordados.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita el norte de Nigeria.

Tambores de fricción del pueblo Akan de Guinea Occidental.

Term formerly used to describe and differentiate any of a group of prokaryotic true bacteria from the archaebacteria. Today, true bacteria form the domain Bacteria. Bacteria are genetically and morphologically distinct from organisms classified in the other two domains of life, Archaea (formerly the Archaebacteria) and Eukarya (the eukaryotes).

Se refiere a un estilo de cerámica que se desarrolló en Eubea, más notablemente desde el siglo séptimo a.C en adelante. Se caracteriza por distintivos diseños Orientalizantes y de figura negra que muestran la influencia de los modelos Corintios y de Beocios.

Nationality, styles, and culture belonging to the island of Euboea, Central Greece.

Madera del árbol perteneciente a la especie Eucalyptus globulus, nativa de Tasmania y Victoria, en Australia. Tiene un albumen de color pálido y un duramen marrón claro. Se utiliza en tablones para muelles, fabricación de botes, ejes y postes.

Término general para la madera de cualquiera de varios árboles que tienen ya sea madera de color rojo oscuro, o tiene madera rojiza y savia de color rojo, en particular incluyen algunos que pertenece al género Eucalyptus de Australia, y también a árboles del género Gordonia de Jamaica, el género Lagerstroemia de la India , o varios géneros de América del Sur.

Madera del árbol perteneciente a la especie Eucalyptus paniculata, nativa de Nueva Gales del Sur, Victoria y Queensland, en Australia. Tiene un albumen blanco a marrón pálido, mientras que el duramen varía de marrón rojizo a marrón corteza. Se utiliza para fabricar postes, pilares, construcción de muelles y puentes y en pisos.

Madera de la especie Eucalyptus pilularis de Australia. Es similar en apariencia a madera de roble, de color marrón claro a marrón, con el duramen suele tener un tinte rosado. Se utiliza en cubierta de puente, pisos, vigas, postes, rieles, mangos de herramientas y pequeños artículos torneados. La madera puede tener un tacto graso y tiende a deformarse y agrietarse.

Genus containing over 700 species of evergreen trees native to Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and nearby islands, but now grown in many subtropical locations around the world, including California, Spain, South America, India, and South Africa. Eucalyptus wood is used for construction, papermaking, and other purposes. The bark is high in tannins and used for leather production. Eucalyptus oil is obtained from the dry leaves of several species of eucalyptus trees.

Species of evergreen tree that is among the most widely cultivated trees native to Australia.

Species of hardwood tree native to eastern Australia. In some current classifications, it is placed under the genus Corymbia, as Corymbia gummifera. Its heartwood is very strong and durable, but has extensive gum lines. It is used for poles, fencing, and mining timbers.

Tree species of Western Australia grows up to 130 feet high with a trunk up to 9.8 feet in diameter. Growing in gray sand, clay, or sandy loam, on hills or rises.The species exhibits a rough, gray-brown, vertically grooved, fibrous bark. The leaves are often curved, 3.1–5.1 inches long and 0.59–1.18 inches wide, shiny dark green above and paler below, with a light colored border. Its flowers roughly half an inch in diameter, are white or cream to pink, and appear in clusters, blooming in spring and early summer. The fruits are ovoid, 0.35–0.63 inches long and broad.

A species of Eucalyptus trees also known as Australian tallowwood. A tree is approximately 40 meters tall with red-brown or brown-black bark.

Species of forest tree native to New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, Australia. It is used as a timber tree and for its nectar in honey production.

Species of large tree native to Australia, distinguished from other eucalyptus by having rough bark half way up the trunk, where white smooth bark appears, and leaves of a glossy dark green. It is a koala food tree, is cut for timber, but is mainly used commercially for its abundant, pungent oil, used in pharmaceuticals, as an antiknock agent in gasoline and for the manufacture of menthol. The common name, blackbutt, refers to appearance of the type specimen collected in 1794, which had a black base after fires.

Species of Eucalyptus native to southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. One of the tallest tree species in the world, reaching 100 meters (330 feet) in height.

Species of evergreen eucalyptus grown commercially in Morocco for the bark, which contains tannin valued for the soft, dark red color achieved when used for tanning leather.