ring-porous

American  

[ring-pawr-uhs, -pohr-] / ˈrɪŋˈpɔr əs, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

Botany.

1. having annual rings marked by a conspicuous band of large pores in wood formed in spring.

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Etymology

Origin of ring-porous

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

That would represent the ring-porous woods, and the large tubes would be called vessels, or trache�.

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Looking thru the microscope at a cross-section of ash, a ring-porous wood, Fig.

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Appearance of Wood: Color, dark brown, sap-wood nearly white; ring-porous; rings, marked by few large regularly distributed open ducts; grain, usually straight, close; rays, numerous, thin, obscure.

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Appearance of Wood: Color, reddish brown, sap-wood whitish; ring-porous; rings, clearly marked; grain, straight; rays, numerous, thin.

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Appearance of Wood: Color, light or dark brown, the thick sap-wood lighter, often nearly white; ring-porous; rings marked by many large open ducts; grain, straight; rays, small and insignificant.

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