masur birch

noun

ma·​sur birch

ˈmä|zə(r)-,

ˈmā|'

: birch with a mottled figure cut from knotty trunks and used especially for veneers

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of Swedish masurbjörk, from masur veined wood + björk birch; akin to Old High German masar gnarled excrescence on a tree

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