"reaction wood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reaction woods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reaction wood (countable and uncountable, plural reaction woods)
  1. Wood that forms (in a woody plant) in response to gravity, which differs from normal wood in ways that give it additional strength so that a branch (etc) can resist bending downward or breaking. Wikipedia link: reaction wood Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: tension wood (english: in most angiosperms), compression wood (alt: in gymnosperms and amborella)
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