| 单词 | early wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearly wood early wood n. wood formed early in a tree's growing season, typically less dense and paler than that formed later (cf. latewood n. at late adj.1 Compounds 4); = spring wood n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [noun] > ring or layer > formed earlier or later summer wood1783 spring wood1840 autumn wood1863 latewood1872 early wood1893 1893 National Geographic Mag. 4 78 Pits occur in both late and early wood. 1931 G. A. Garratt Mech. Properties Wood ii. 115 That [wood] originally nearest the pith, which was formed in the spring of the year and is consequently known as springwood or early wood, is generally more open textured and of lighter colour than the outer portion of the ring. 2004 B. A. Rodgers Archaeologist's Man. for Conservation ii. 36 Early wood appears light colored while late wood looks dark giving wood its distinctive annular rings. < as lemmas |
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