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Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > plant vascular system > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > plant vascular system > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > plant vascular system > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > plant tissues > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > plant tissues > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > plant tissues > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > tissues > plant tissues > vascular tissues > xylem > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > wood anatomy > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > wood anatomy > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > wood anatomy > secondary xylem > reaction wood
Preferred Term:

reaction wood

Definition:
Wood with more or less distinctive anatomical characters, formed typically in parts of leaning or crooked stems and in branches. In hardwoods, this consists of tension wood, and in softwoods, compression wood.
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Broader Concept:
secondary xylem
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/60984
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