silver grain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc.

Word forms

silver grain
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