alburno — meaning in English

English meaning

• bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
• sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.

Senses

alburno is used for these senses in English:

• ablet A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.
• bleak A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.
• sap (uncountable) The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
• sapwood The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).

bleak — full definition

1. adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
2. adj Offering little hope; grim.

sap — full definition

1. noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
2. noun A gullible or easily fooled person.
3. verb To gradually drain someone's strength, energy, or resolve.
4. noun A small, weighted club, often leather-covered, used as a hand weapon.

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