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Girdling — Girdling, also called ring barking or ring barking, is the process of completely removing a strip of bark (consisting of Secondary Phloem tissue, cork cambium, and cork) around a tree s outer circumference, causing its death. Girdling occurs by… … Wikipedia
Girdling — Girdle Gir dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girdling}.] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in. [1913 Webster] Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
girdling — gir·dle || gÉœrdl / gÉœËdl n. corset, tight fitting undergarment (generally worn by women); sash, belt; something which surrounds or encircles v. put on a belt, encircle; go around something or someone in a circle; surround; cut a ring of bark… … English contemporary dictionary
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girdling leaf trace — A vascular strand in the cortex, the path of which describes a circuitous rather than a direct route to the leaf base; defining character of the Order Cycadales … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Phloem — Cross section of a flax plant stem: 1. Pith, 2. Protoxylem, 3. Xylem I, 4. Phloem I, 5. Sclerenchyma (bast fibre), 6. Cortex, 7. Epidermis In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic … Wikipedia
diamond cutting — Branch of lapidary art involving the five basic steps in fashioning a diamond: marking, cleaving, sawing, girdling, and faceting. The most popular style is the brilliant cut, a round stone with 58 facets; a round diamond with only 18 facets is… … Universalium
plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… … Universalium
Zante currant — California seedless grape raisins on the left and California Zante currants on the right, along with a metric ruler for scale. The Zante currant (in the United States), or currant (in other English speaking countries) are dried berries of small,… … Wikipedia
