Definition of reaction wood
: wood (as compression wood, tension wood) that develops abnormally by reason of varying factors (as atypical gravitational pull)
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“Reaction wood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaction%20wood. Accessed 17 May. 2021.
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