A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide. See the entire definition of Crotch
the angle or fork formed from the joining of two branches or a branch and a trunk.
top of the union of two branches or of branch and trunk.
Typical veneer picture produced from the top part of the trunk where the tree splits into branches creating a feather and swirl-like appearance.
This is a piece of wood taken from the fork of a tree. Crotch wood is highly valued for its figuring.
The angle formed at the place where a branch is attached to another branch or to the trunk of a woody plant.
Cut from the juncture of a tree's main branches and trunk, crotch figures are often subcategorized as flame, plume, rooster tail, feather or burning bush. Available in Mahogany.
The wood from the intersection of a branch with the trunk of the tree has an unusual V-shaped figure when cut into veneers. The matching of these veneers produces striking patterns much favored by cabinet- makers.
Crotch veneer figuring sometimes termed "curl" which is manufactured from the intersection of the limb or branch with the main trunk. The quality is all the better the more precise and distinct the curl or crotch and feather are.
where the limb comes off the tree (provides unique patterns of wood); an angle formed by the parting of two branches
Crotch come from the portion of a tree just below the point where it forks into two limbs. The grain is crushed and twisted, creating a variety of plume and flame figures, often resembling a well formed feather. The outside of the block produces a swirl figure that changes to full crotch figure as the cutting approaches the center of the block.
In lumber, a piece of wood taken from the fork of a tree. Crotch Veneer is highly valued for its figuring.
The angle between two branches, or between a branch and a trunk.
V-shaped pattern which is achieved when veneer is cut from joint of tree trunk and limb.
V-shaped figure attained when veneer is cut from joint of tree trunk and limb.
A forked place as where a tree trunk divides into branches or any member branching out from a common base.
A crotch can be any region or an object, where a trunk splits into two or more limbs. This can include branching regions of trees, buildings, diagrams, animals, etc. In particular the crotch is the region of the human body between the legs where they join the torso.