Woundwood

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.Nounlignified, differentiated tissues produced on woody plants as a response to wounding

"When pruning a tree, stub cuts delay wound closure and can provide entry to canker fungi that kill the cambium, delaying or preventing woundwood formation."

Synonyms

xylogenesis xylogen exogen exogeny sclerogen cuticularization sclerenchyma pleurenchyma lignose tree bark wood-rot lignotuber

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