tree ringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtriː ˌrɪŋ/us/ˈtriː ˌrɪŋ/one of the rings that you can see in a tree trunk (= centre part) if you cut through it. Each tree ring shows one year's growth.
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- needle
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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