- summerwood
- noun Date: 1896 the harder less porous portion of an annual ring of wood that develops late in the growing season — compare springwood
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
summerwood
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summerwood — /sum euhr wood /, n. the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season. Also called late wood. Cf. springwood. [1900 05; SUMMER1 + WOOD1] * * * … Universalium
summerwood — noun The wood in a trees growth ring formed later in the growing season, when growth is less rapid. Syn: latewood … Wiktionary
summerwood — sum•mer•wood [[t]ˈsʌm ərˌwʊd[/t]] n. bot the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season Compare springwood • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
summerwood — /ˈsʌməwʊd/ (say sumuhwood) noun that part of an annual ring of a tree which, especially in trees of the Northern Hemisphere, grows in summer and the later part of the main growth season, and is characterised by thick walled cells (distinguished… …
summerwood — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the portion of each annual ring of a woody plant that develops largely during the latter part of the growing season but not necessarily in the summer and that compared with the springwood is less porous, is usually harder… … Useful english dictionary
late wood — summerwood. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
late wood — summerwood. [1925 30] * * * late wood noun (botany) The wood formed in the later part of a growth ring, usu having smaller, thicker walled cells than the early wood • • • Main Entry: ↑late … Useful english dictionary
