birds-eye wood

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000815",
  "term": "birds-eye wood",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "birds-eye maple",
    "birdseye figured grain",
    "birdseye"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "grain and figure",
    "curly-grained wood"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Forest Products Laboratory. 1999. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-113. Madison, WI: U.S.D.A, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 463 p.",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "madera de ojo de pájaro"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/birds-eye-wood/"
}