latewood

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noun

wood formed in a tree relatively late in the season.

Opposite
earlywood
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Meanings

nounlatewood (usually uncountable, plural latewoods)

plural latewoods

  1. uncountableusuallywood formed in a tree relatively late in the season.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
earlywood
Also see
summerwood

Origin

From late + wood.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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