FATWOOD

Etymology

Noun

fatwood (countable and uncountable, plural fatwoods)

A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.

Source: Wiktionary



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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