med·ul·lar·y
ray [m? dùll?ree ráy] (plural med·ul·lar·y
rays) n plant tissue: any one of the bands or sheets of connective tissue that
radiate between the pith and bark in the stems of some higher woody plants
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White Oak,
Quartered (Quercus alba)
Grown in the entire eastern United States, especially in the Central States and down through the Appalachian region. Golden brown with a greyish tinge in the heartwood and shades of ochre in the sapwood. Quartered or rift-sawn to expose the comb-grain, pin-striped figure of the medullary rays. Readily available as timber and veneer and moderately priced. |
