wood knot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The cross-section or remnants of where a branch grew from the trunk of the tree, appearing as a circular or irregular pattern in the lumber.

Word forms

wood knot wood knots

Etymology

From wood + knot.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.