masur birch
noun
ma·sur birch
ˈmä|zə(r)-,
ˈmā|'
: birch with a mottled figure cut from knotty trunks and used especially for veneers
Word History
Etymology
partial translation of Swedish masurbjörk, from masur veined wood + björk birch; akin to Old High German masar gnarled excrescence on a tree