Wetwood

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.

    "Even though considerable data may show that a species in class 1 is not susceptible to wetwood formation, it may be important to continue looking for exceptions."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Example

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"Even though considerable data may show that a species in class 1 is not susceptible to wetwood formation, it may be important to continue looking for exceptions."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wet + wood.

Etymology 2

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English wǣt (“wet”) + wudu (“wood”).

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bacterial wetwoodslime flux

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