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

This is known as early wood, or spring wood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

Pores in early wood in a broad band, oval in shape, mostly free from tyloses.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

Pores in early wood plugged with tyloses, collected in a few rows.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

These two portions, known as early wood or spring wood, and late wood or summer wood, together make up one year’s growth and are for that reason called annual rings.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua