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annual ring

The layer of wood formed in a plant during a single year. Annual rings appear concentric when viewed in cross section.

annual ring

(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

annual 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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annual ring (redirected from year ring)

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