Wood is an organic material; in the strict sense wood is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs, etc.... : a part of the wood, as distinct from the heartwood
NATO reporting names are unclassified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc . They provide unambiguous and easily understood English language words in a uniform manner in place of the original designations ? which may have been unknown at the time or easily confused codes.... for the R-7 Semyorka
R-7 Semyorka
The R-7 Semyorka was the world's first true intercontinental ballistic missile and was deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War from 1959 to 1968.... intercontinental ballistic missile.