NALT

Preferred term

birds-eye wood

Topic

Small localized areas in wood with the fibers indented and otherwise contorted to form few to many small circular or elliptical figures remotely resembling birds' eyes on the tangential surface. Sometimes found in sugar maple and used for decorative purposes; rare in other hardwood species.

grain and figure

curly-grained wood

birds-eye maple
birdseye
birdseye figured grain

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

85440

Spanish

madera de ojo de pájaro

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/314606

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Created 3/6/18, last modified 11/14/18