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ring-porous

[ ring-pawr-uhs, -pohr- ]

/ ˈrɪŋˈpɔr əs, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective Botany.

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

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Compare diffuse-porous.

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 scotoma, ring shout

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Example sentences from the Web for ring-porous

A wood with its large pores collected into one row or in a single band is said to be ring-porous.
Studies of Trees|Jacob Joshua Levison
Ring-porous woods—Pores numerous, usually visible on cross-section without magnifier.
Wood and Forest|William Noyes
Ring-porous woods, in which the pores appear (in a cross-section) in concentric rings, as in chestnut, ash and elm.
Wood and Forest|William Noyes
The wood is ring-porous, that is, the inner edge of the yearly growth ring has a row of large pores.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

That would represent the ring-porous woods, and the large tubes would be called vessels, or trache.
Wood and Forest|William Noyes

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