summerwood

[ suhm-er-wood ]

/ ˈsʌm ərˌwʊd /

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for summerwood

The annual rings are variable in width, and the proportionate amounts of springwood and summerwood also vary.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The summerwood is a thin, dark line, separating one annual ring from another.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The annual rings are indistinct, owing to no clear line of separation between springwood and summerwood.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The annual rings are narrow and consist largely of summerwood.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

There is no distinct division between spring and summerwood.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

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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单词	summerwood
释义	summerwood [ suhm-er-wood ] / ˈsʌm ərˌwʊd / noun the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick-walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for summerwood The annual rings are variable in width, and the proportionate amounts of springwood and summerwood also vary. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson The summerwood is a thin, dark line, separating one annual ring from another. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson The annual rings are indistinct, owing to no clear line of separation between springwood and summerwood. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson The annual rings are narrow and consist largely of summerwood. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson There is no distinct division between spring and summerwood. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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