summerwood

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noun

The wood in a tree's growth ring formed later in the growing season, when growth is less rapid.

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latewood
OriginEnglish wood ← Middle English somer ← Old English sumor →
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Meanings

nounsummerwood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe wood in a tree's growth ring formed later in the growing season, when growth is less rapid.

    Synonyms: latewood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe wood in a tree's growth ring formed later in the growing season, when growth is less rapid.

Similar
latewood

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*s(e)m-eh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-h₂-ór-o-
  3. Proto-Germanic*sumaraz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sumar
  5. Old Englishsumor
  6. Middle Englishsomer
  7. Englishsummer
  8. Englishwood
  9. Englishsummerwood

From summer + wood.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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