reaction wood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wood that forms (in a woody plant) in response to gravity, which differs from normal wood in ways that give it additional strength so that a branch (etc) can resist bending downward or breaking.

Word forms

reaction wood reaction woods
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