…the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber…
…(1892–1942), US artist; full name Grant De Volsen Wood. He is most noted for his scenes of his native Iowa in paintings such as Woman with Plant(s) (1929), American Gothic (1930), and Spring in Town (1941)…
…(1814–87), English novelist; née Ellen Price. Her ingenious and sensational plots about murders, thefts, and forgeries make her one of the forerunners of the modern detective novelist. Notable works: East Lynne (1861)…
…(1938–81), American actress. She played the vulnerable adolescent heroine of Rebel Without A Cause (1955), and similar roles in Cry in the Night (1956), West Side Story (1961), and Inside Daisy Clover (1966)…
…(1869–1944), English conductor; full name Sir Henry Joseph Wood. In 1895 he instituted the first of the Promenade Concerts, which he conducted every year until he died. He arranged the Fantasia on British Sea Songs (including ‘Rule, Britannia’) which remains a regular feature of the last night of the promenade concert season…
…a large reddish-brown European ant found chiefly in woodland, living in nest mounds which it defends by spraying formic acid at the attacker…
…a tree-nesting North American duck, the male of which has brightly coloured plumage…
…an edible fungus, black or brown in color, that grows on trees and is sold in dry wrinkled shapes somewhat resembling ears…
…a stork with a slightly downcurved bill and a bare face or head, found in America and Africa…
…wood fibre reduced chemically or mechanically to pulp and used in the manufacture of paper…
…a yellow-flowered European plant of the mint family, growing in dry shady places…
…a North American tick which infests wild and domestic animals, often found clinging to plants and responsible for transmitting spotted fever…
…a mass of fine, soft wood shavings, typically used as a packing material…
…hard, heavy timber which blackens with age and is used for musical instruments…
…(in biblical use) the timber from which Noah’s ark was made, from an unidentified tree (Gen. 6:14)…
…a large Australian eucalyptus which yields very hard, greasy timber…
…said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck…
…a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant which favours damp shady habitats…
…fibre obtained from wood and used especially in the manufacture of paper…
…a long-tailed African bird with a long slender downcurved bill and blackish plumage with a blue or green gloss…
…(in folklore and classical mythology) a nymph inhabiting woodland, especially a dryad or hamadryad…
…a large Eurasian and African pigeon with mainly grey plumage, using wing claps in display flight…
…a Central American gecko with a tail that is swollen at the base, often found living in houses…
…a creeping Eurasian woodland plant, with clover-like leaves and pink or white flowers that are typically streaked with purple…
…a thrush of eastern North America, with a brown back, a dark-spotted white breast, and a loud liquid song…
…any of a number of trees which have yellowish timber or yield a yellow dye, in particular:…
…the decorative wood of a rapidly growing Southeast Asian tree, often used for furniture making…
…a forest east of Paris, France, and just east of Château-Thierry, the scene of a June 1918 US victory over the Germans during World War I. French name Bois de Belleau…
…a mouldable material which hardens to resemble wood and is used for filling cracks in wood…
…a brown Eurasian butterfly with cream or orange markings, favouring light woodland habitats…
…a spring-flowering Eurasian anemone with pink-tinged white flowers, growing in woodland and shady places…
…an edible mushroom with a white cap and brown gills, smelling strongly of aniseed and found in woodland in both Eurasia and North America…
…a migratory European leaf warbler found in woodland, with plaintive calls and a trilling song…
…a print made from a finely detailed design cut into the end grain of a block of wood…
…(1815–64), US reformer and writer. As matron of the women’s department of Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York 1844–48, she instituted major reforms…
…wood that has been cut into uniform lengths, used especially as firewood or for building…
