diffuse-porous

American  

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

adjective

Botany.

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

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Etymology

Origin of diffuse-porous

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

This arrangement would represent the diffuse-porous woods.

From Project Gutenberg

If the elements of which a wood are composed are of approximately uniform size, it would be said to have a uniform texture, as in white pine, while uniform grain would mean, that the elements, tho of varying sizes, were evenly distributed, as in the diffuse-porous woods.

From Project Gutenberg

Appearance of Wood: Color, light reddish brown, sap-wood, thin, whitish; diffuse-porous; rings, obscure; grain, close and weak; rays, obscure.

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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 Project Gutenberg

Appearance of Wood: Color, light brown, sap-wood thick, whitish; diffuse-porous; rings, obscure; grain, close; rays, numerous, broad.

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