ring-porous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ring-porous
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Appearance of Wood: Color, light brown, sap-wood paler; ring-porous; rings, plainly defined by pores; grain crooked; rays, broad, very conspicuous and irregular.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
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.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
Appearance of Wood: Color, brown, sap-wood thin, yellowish; ring-porous; rings, clearly marked by 2 or 3 rows of large open ducts; grain, crooked, compact.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
Appearance of Wood: Color, light yellow, streaked with brown, sap-wood lighter; ring-porous; rings, clearly marked by 1 to 3 rows of large, open ducts; grain, straight; rays, numerous, obscure.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
Appearance of Wood: Color, rich brown, sap-wood, thin, lighter; ring-porous; rings, marked by 1 to 3 rows of small open ducts; grain, crooked; rays, broad, and conspicuous.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
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