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spring-wood
spring·wood
/
ˈsprɪŋˌwʊd
/
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d
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noun
the part of an annual ring of
wood
, characterized by large, thin-walled cells, formed during the first part of the growing season.
Also called
early wood
.
Compare
summerwood
.
Origin:
1515–25;
spring
+
wood
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springwood
(ˈsprɪŋˌwʊd)
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n
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summerwood
the wood that is produced by a plant in the spring and early summer and consists of large thin-walled xylem cells
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