compression wood

/K AH0 M P R EH1 SH AH0 N W UH0 D/
noun
  1. 1

    Reaction wood, in gymnosperms and amborella, that forms on the side of the part which is under compression and straightens its bend, and which has a lower percentage of cellulose and a higher percentage of lignin than normal wood.

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