Blea

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood. uncountable

    "Authors differ greatly in opinion concerning the formation of the blea. Linnaeus imagined it was formed by the bark. But it is certain that the whole of the bark does not give birth to the blea […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Authors differ greatly in opinion concerning the formation of the blea. Linnaeus imagined it was formed by the bark. But it is certain that the whole of the bark does not give birth to the blea […]"

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Blighe. Compare Blee. * As a Galician surname, variant of Brea.

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