Glossary of Terms
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| Vegetable Matter |
The term to describe all grass seeds and burrs found in wool.
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| Vegetable Matter Base |
Quantity of burrs, grass seeds, thistles, hardheads, straw, chaff and small pieces of stick and bark from the tested sample of wool. Vegetable matter base is expressed as a percentage of the weight of the greasy core sample.
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