ring-porous

adjective

ring-po·rous | \ ˈriŋ-ˌpȯr-əs

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Definition of ring-porous

: having vessels more numerous and usually larger in cross section in the springwood with a resulting more or less distinct line between the springwood and the last season's wood — compare diffuse-porous

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