reaction wood

noun

Wood that forms (in a woody plant) in response to gravity, which differs from normal wood in ways that give it additional strength so that a branch (etc) can resist bending downward or breaking.

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Meanings

nounreaction wood (countable and uncountable, plural reaction woods)

plural reaction woods

  1. countableuncountableWood that forms (in a woody plant) in response to gravity, which differs from normal wood in ways that give it additional strength so that a branch (etc) can resist bending downward or breaking.
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