spalting

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noun

Any coloration of wood, either living or dead, by fungi, which is considered visually or texturally appealing. Biochemical responses by the tree are not included within the scope of spalting.

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Meanings

nounspalting (countable and uncountable, plural spaltings)

plural spaltings

  1. countableuncountableartsAny coloration of wood, either living or dead, by fungi, which is considered visually or texturally appealing. Biochemical responses by the tree are not included within the scope of spalting.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

“spalting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spalting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spalting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spalting.

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