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tree ring

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tree ring
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another name for annual ring
tree ring - Any of the concentric rings of the cross-section of a tree trunk, representing a year's growth, or the layer of wood produced by a year's growth in a woody plant; also called annual ring.
See also related terms for tree+trunk.
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