# wood (material)

A matter that grows in a place and has a structure over time.

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [growth](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-growth.development), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement)

**Through:** Matter grows over time in a regular structure that persists in space.

**Novel properties:**
- rigid natural material
- can be shaped and used

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wood.material*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wood.material.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*