earlywood

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noun

Wood formed in a tree relatively early in the season.

Similar
springwood
Opposite
latewood
OriginEnglish wood ← Middle English erly ← Old English ǣrlīċe →
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Meanings

nounearlywood (usually uncountable, plural earlywoods)

plural earlywoods

  1. uncountableusuallyWood formed in a tree relatively early in the season.

    Synonyms: springwood · Antonyms: latewood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWood formed in a tree relatively early in the season.

Similar
springwood
Opposite
latewood
Also see
springwood

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyeri
  3. Proto-Germanic*airi
  4. Proto-Germanic*airiz
  5. Old Englishǣr
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Old Englishǣrlīċe
  9. Middle Englisherly
  10. Englishearly
  11. Englishwood
  12. Englishearlywood

From early + wood.

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APA

earlywood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earlywood

MLA

“earlywood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earlywood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earlywood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earlywood.

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