early wood
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How to use early wood in a sentence
If early wood-engravings interest you, there are several works to which you may turn for guidance.
The Book-Hunter at Home | P. B. M. AllanPores in early wood in a broad band, oval in shape, mostly free from tyloses.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua LevisonPores varying in size from rather large to minute, the largest being in the early wood.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua LevisonPores in early wood in a rather broad band (occasionally narrow), oval in shape, see Fig. 148, tyloses present.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua LevisonChange from early wood to late wood is gradual and the difference in density is not great.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua Levison
Scientific definitions for early wood
[ ûr′lē ]
The part of the wood in a growth ring of a tree that is produced earlier in the growing season. The cells of early wood are larger and have thinner walls than those produced later in the growing season. Compare late wood.
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