increment borer

noun

A tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant.

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Meanings

nounincrement borer (plural increment borers)

plural increment borers

  1. A tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant.

Origin

From increment + borer.

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increment borer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/increment%20borer

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “increment borer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/increment%20borer.

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