Earlywood
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002007
The portion of the growth ring that is formed during the early part of the growing season. It is usually less dense and weaker mechanically than latewood.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002007 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | springwood |
| References | Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Growth rings |
| Translations | Spanish: madera de primavera |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002007",
"term": "Earlywood",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The portion of the growth ring that is formed during the early part of the growing season. It is usually less dense and weaker mechanically than latewood.",
"synonyms": [
"springwood"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
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],
"references": [
"Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "madera de primavera"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/earlywood/"
}
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