early wood

American  

noun

1. springwood.

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early wood Scientific  

/ ûr′lē /

1. The part of the wood in a growth ring of a tree that is produced earlier in the growing season. The cells of early wood are larger and have thinner walls than those produced later in the growing season.

2. Compare late wood

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Etymology

Origin of early wood

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

During the fall season, the secondary xylem develops thickened cell walls, forming late wood, or autumn wood, which is denser than early wood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This is known as early wood, or spring wood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Change from early wood to late wood is abrupt and the difference in density and color is very marked, consequently alternate layers of light and dark wood show.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

Another factor to the same end is that the denser bands of late wood are continuous in a tangential direction, while radially they are separated by alternate zones of less dense early wood.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.

In hard pine, on the other hand, the late wood is very dense and is deep-colored, presenting a very decided contrast to the soft, straw-colored early wood.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.