Word
burl, n.
(burls)
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
<noun.attribute>
burl
knot
slub
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
burl
semantic pointers
hypernym
roughness, raggedness
a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
<noun.plant>
burl
semantic pointers
hypernym
plant process, enation
part holonym
tree
substance meronym
burl
the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
<noun.plant>
burl
semantic pointers
substance holonym
burl
hypernym
wood