growth ring boundary
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0004517
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: límite del anillo de crecimiento (Spanish)
- exact: 年輪境界線 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of secondary xylem (PO:0005848) that includes the last-formed late wood (PO:0004516) of one growth ring (PO:0004514) and the earliest-formed early wood (PO:0004515) of the next growth ring. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- Used to describe the boundary area between two adjacent growth rings, which may be distinct or indistinct.
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