springwood

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noun

The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.

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earlywood
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Meanings

springwood1

nounspringwood (countable and uncountable, plural springwoods)

plural springwoods

  1. countableuncountableThe wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.

    Synonyms: earlywood

Springwood2

proper noun
  1. A small suburban settlement on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8249).
  2. A neighbourhood in central Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1416).
  3. A town in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A suburb in Logan City, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.

Similar
earlywood
Also see
earlywood

Origin

From spring + wood.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Woodspring
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APA

springwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springwood

MLA

“springwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springwood. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “springwood,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springwood.

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