Sanio's law

proper noun

Any of a series of observations on a pattern in the size of xylem tracheids, increasing in size from the top of a tree to a certain height, after which they decrease again to the base of the tree. These laws generally hold true for coniferous woods.

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Meanings

proper nounSanio's law (plural Sanio's laws)

plural Sanio's laws

  1. biologyAny of a series of observations on a pattern in the size of xylem tracheids, increasing in size from the top of a tree to a certain height, after which they decrease again to the base of the tree. These laws generally hold true for coniferous woods.

Origin

Published by Prussian botanist Karl Gustav Sanio (1832–1891).

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