summerwood

[ suhm-er-wood ]

/ ˈsʌm ərˌwʊd /

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noun

the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick-walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season.

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Also called late wood.

Compare springwood.

Origin of summerwood

First recorded in 1900–05; summer¹ + wood¹

Words nearby summerwood

summer tanager, summer theater, summertime, summertree, summerweight, summerwood, summery, summing-up, summit, summiteer, summit meeting

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How to use summerwood in a sentence

The summerwood forms a narrow, dark band in the annual ring.
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The summerwood is so narrow that it resembles a fine, black line.
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The contrast between the springwood and summerwood is not strong.
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The springwood is filled with large pores, the summerwood with smaller ones.
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There is no distinct division between spring and summerwood.
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British Dictionary definitions for summerwood

summerwood

/ (ˈsʌməˌwʊd) /

noun

the wood that is produced by a plant near the end of the growing season: consists of small thick-walled xylem cellsCompare springwood

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