pith fleck

noun

A dark mark in timber due to the cavities made by insect larvae in the cambium, but soon filled up by cellular tissue.

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Meanings

nounpith fleck (plural pith flecks)

plural pith flecks

  1. biologyA dark mark in timber due to the cavities made by insect larvae in the cambium, but soon filled up by cellular tissue.
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