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ring-porous
[ ring-pawr-uhs, -pohr- ]
/ ˈrɪŋˈpɔr əs, -ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective Botany.
having annual rings marked by a conspicuous band of large pores in wood formed in spring.
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Origin of ring-porous
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby ring-porous
Ring of Fire, Ring of the Nibelung, ring one's chimes, ring out, ring ouzel, ring-porous, ring road, ring rot, ringsail, ring shout, ringside
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