springwood
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spring·wood
(sprĭng′wo͝od′)n.
See earlywood.
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springwood
(ˈsprɪŋˌwʊd)n
(Botany) the wood that is produced by a plant in the spring and early summer and consists of large thin-walled xylem cells. Compare summerwood
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spring•wood
(ˈsprɪŋˌwʊd)n.
the part of an annual ring of wood characterized by large, thin-walled cells formed during the first part of the growing season. Compare summerwood.
[1515–25]
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