| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Early wood | Biology & Biotechnology | The less dense, larger celled, first formed part of a growth layer. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Early wood | History & Folklore | The xylem cells produced in the tree ring during the early part of the growing season, characterized by large, thin-walled tracheids in Gymnosperms, and numerous large vessels in Angiosperms. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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