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summerwood
sum·mer·wood S0881700 (sŭm′ər-wo͝od′)n. See latewood.summerwood (ˈsʌməˌwʊd) n (Botany) the wood that is produced by a plant near the end of the growing season: consists of small thick-walled xylem cells. Compare springwoodsum•mer•wood (ˈsʌm ərˌwʊd) n. the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick-walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season. Compare springwood. [1900–05] summerwood
summerwood[′səm·ər‚wu̇d] (botany) The less porous, usually harder portion of an annual ring that forms in the latter part of the growing season. summerwoodWood which is formed during the later part of the growing season; characterized by compact, thick-walled cells; denser than spring wood. |