| annual ring n. The layer of wood formed in a plant during a single year. Annual rings appear concentric when viewed in cross section. |
annual ring
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates Also called tree ring
| annual ring See under growth ring. |
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| Noun | 1. |  annual ring - an annual formation of wood in plants as they groworganic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
Translations
annual ring
n (of tree) → Jahresring m
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