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annual ring
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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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Noun1.annual ringannual ring - an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
growth ring
organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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annual ring
n (of tree) → Jahresring m


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A: There is no real good way to determine the age of a tree, other than actually counting the annual rings on the stump, but even that assumes solid wood all the way to the core.
Tree Doctor Howard Burnett by American Forests
The widths and densities of annual rings in trees are partly controlled by climate, specifically temperature, precipitation, and snow cover.
Environmental change in Garibaldi Provincial Park, Southern Coast ... by Osborn, Gerald D. / Geoscience Canada
It is considered by some to be the world's "oldest living thing," with a single tree containing annual rings going back 4000 years or more.
The remarkable metrological history of radiocarbon dating [II] by Currie, Lloyd A. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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