"increment borer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: increment borers [plural]
Etymology: increment + borer Etymology templates: {{com|en|increment|borer}} increment + borer Head templates: {{en-noun}} increment borer (plural increment borers)
  1. A tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant. Wikipedia link: increment borer Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-increment_borer-en-noun-YuvwvYlX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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