diffuse-porous

American

[dih-fyoos-pawr-uhs, -pohr-] / dɪˌfjusˈpɔr əs, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

Botany.

having annual rings in which the size of pores is approximately the same in wood formed in spring and summer.

Etymology

Origin of diffuse-porous

First recorded in 1900–05

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diffuse-porous

Appearance of Wood: Color, rich brown and red, sap-wood thick, nearly white; diffuse-porous; rings, obscure; grain, close, fibres interlaced, sometimes figured, polishes well; rays, numerous and thin.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

Appearance of Wood: Color, light reddish brown, sap-wood, lighter; diffuse-porous; rings, obscure; grain, crooked; rays, numerous, obscure.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

Appearance of Wood: Color, light red brown, sap-wood almost white; diffuse-porous; rings, fine and difficult to distinguish; grain, straight, close, polishes well; rays, numerous, very obscure.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

Appearance of Wood: Color, chocolate brown, sap-wood much lighter; diffuse-porous; rings, marked by slightly larger pores; grain, straight; rays, numerous, thin, not conspicuous.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

Appearance of Wood: Color, very light brown, approaching cream color, sap-wood, hardly distinguishable; diffuse-porous; rings, fine and close but clear; grain, straight; rays, numerous, obscure.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

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