Wood
}}Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere, such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, woodchips, or fiber.
Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More recently it emerged as a feedstock for the production of purified cellulose and its derivatives, such as cellophane and cellulose acetate.
As of 2020, the growing stock of forests worldwide was about 557 billion cubic meters. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 2008, approximately 3.97 billion cubic meters of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction.
Wood is scientifically studied and researched through the discipline of wood science, which was initiated since the beginning of the 20th century. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Wood, Robert
Published 1775
Published 1775
printed by H. Hughs; for T. Payne, at the Mews Gate, and P. Elmsly, in the Strand
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by Wood, William
Published 1746
Published 1746
printed by John Gooding on the Side; and sold by R. Akenhead, and the rest of the booksellers in Newcastle; A. Graham, at Alnwick, T. Moffat, at Crookham; M. Ashworth, and P. Sanderson, at Durham; T. Hall, at Sunderland; and J. Paton, at Edinburgh
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by Wood, James
Published 1793
Published 1793
printed for J. Murray, Fleet-Street; and W. Creech, Edinburgh; and sold by W. Charnley, R. Fisher, and S. Hodgson, Newcastle; W. Phorson, Berwick; J. Graham, Sunderland; R. Christopher, Stockton; and L. Pennington, Durham
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by Wood, John
Published 1750
Published 1750
printed by James Bettenham, in the year MDCCL: and sold by J. Leake at Bath
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by Wood, Thomas
Published 1798
Published 1798
printed and sold by Hemingway and Nuttall: sold also by J. Douglass, Blackburn; Mrs. Sergent, Preston; and J. Hartley, Rochdale
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by Wood, Isaac
Published 1791
Published 1791
printed by J. and W. Eddowes; and sold by T. Longman, Pater-Noster-Row, T. Cadell, Strand, and J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, London
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by Wood, William
Published 1788
Published 1788
printed by Thomas Wright; and sold by J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church Yard, London