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annual ring Definition


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annual ring
noun
    1. bot.
      Any of the concentric rings, each formed during one growing season, that are visible in a cross-section of the stem of a woody plant, eg certain trees, and which are often used to estimate the age of the plant. See also dendrochronology.
Etymology: 19c.



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