Springwood
noun
1.
the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by large, thin-walled cells, formed during the first part of the growing season.
noun
1.
the wood that is produced by a plant in the spring and early summer and consists of large thin-walled xylem cells Compare summerwood
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