albeca

From Latin albus (“white”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əlˈβɛ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əlˈbə.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [alˈbe.ka]

albeca f (plural albeques)

1. sapwood

   Synonym: albenc

   Antonym: duramen (“heartwood”)

• albecós

• “albeca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007