alburnum

From LSJ

ἀπὸ λεπτοῦ μίτου τὸ ζῆν ἤρτηται → life hangs by a thin thread

Source

Latin > English

alburnum alburni N N :: sapwood, soft white wood next to the bark of trees

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

alburnum: i, n. albus,
I the soft, thin, white layer between the bark and wood of trees, sap-wood, alburnum, Plin. 16, 38, 72, § 182.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

alburnum, ī, n., aubier : Plin. 16, 182.

Latin > German (Georges)

alburnum, ī, n. (albus), das unbrauchbare weiche weiße Holz zwischen der Rinde u. dem Kern der Bäume, der Splint, Plin. 16, 182 (dort auch adeps gen.).

Latin > Chinese

alburnum, i. n. :: 木中之嫩心