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

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Example Sentences

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early wood

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 plugged with tyloses, collected in a few rows.

From Studies of Trees by Jacob Joshua Levison

In the case of some woods like oak, ash, and chestnut, it will be found that the early wood contains many comparatively large openings, called pores, as shown in Figs.

From Studies of Trees by Jacob Joshua Levison

In the Century magazine, ten years ago, there was an article on “The Pupils of Bewick,” with illustrations admirably reproduced from proofs of early wood engravings, by “photo-engraving.”

From The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. by Henry Blackburn

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