fermette2 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 We did a tour of a local windmill and the miller talked about the different types of wood used in the reconstruction. He said the cogs of the wheels were made of cormier, which is one of the hardest known wood. Just out of interest we looked in the dictionary to find out the English translation but could not find it. Does anyone out there know it, please? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Sorbus Domestica is the Latin name. Sometimes known as the Service Tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 sorbus (Sorbus domestica L.)?See http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormier and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbus_domestica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 It comes from the service tree (sorbus domesticus)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbus_domesticahttp://www.moulinsdefrance.org/old/cormier.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 snap again! [:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 All three replies from the Lot![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I've got one in my garden http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1075765/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermette2 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Many thanks to you all for answering my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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