annual growth ring

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• growth ring — In a cross section of the stem of a woody plant, the amount of wood added during a single growth period. In temperate regions this period is usually one year, in which case the growth ring may be called an annual ring. In tropical regions growth… …   Universalium

• growth ring — noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow • Syn: ↑annual ring • Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon * * * noun : a layer of wood developed during any one continuous growth period; usually : annual ring …   Useful english dictionary

• growth ring — noun Any of the concentric rings formed in the trunk of a tree by the annual growth of wood Syn: tree ring, annual ring …   Wiktionary

• growth ring — noun Date: 1907 a layer of wood (as an annual ring) produced during a single period of growth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• growth ring. — See annual ring. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium

• growth ring — noun a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth …   English new terms dictionary

• growth ring. — See annual ring. [1905 10] …   Useful english dictionary

• ring — ring1 ringless, adj. ringlike, adj. /ring/, n., v., ringed, ringing. n. 1. a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a… …   Universalium

• annual ring — an annual formation of wood in plants, consisting of two concentric layers, one of springwood and one of summerwood. Also called growth ring, tree ring. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• annual ring — noun The layer of wood, observed as one of many concentric rings when cut, formed during one year of a plants growth Syn: growth ring, tree ring …   Wiktionary

• annual ring — noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow • Syn: ↑growth ring • Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon …   Useful english dictionary