"pith fleck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pith flecks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pith fleck (plural pith flecks)
  1. (botany) A dark mark in timber due to the cavities made by insect larvae in the cambium, but soon filled up by cellular tissue.
    Sense id: en-pith_fleck-en-noun-SwlXuLT5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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