ringbark

ringbark
To remove the bark from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, normally killing the tree (because nutrients are carried through the phloem, the layers immediately under the bark, which layers are damaged by the process).

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  • ringbark — transitive verb Date: 1884 girdle 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ringbark — /ring bahrk /, v.t. girdle (def. 11). [1885 90; RING1 + BARK2] * * * …   Universalium

  • ringbark — v. cut a ring of bark from a tree, girdle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ringbark — verb remove a ring of bark from (a tree) to kill it or to check rapid growth and improve fruit production …   English new terms dictionary

  • ringbark — ring•bark [[t]ˈrɪŋˌbɑrk[/t]] v. t. bot girdle 10) …   From formal English to slang

  • ringbark — /ˈrɪŋbak / (say ringbahk) verb (t) 1. to cut away the bark in a ring around (a tree trunk or branch), in order to kill the tree or the affected part. –noun 2. a mark on a tree made by ringbarking. Also, bark. {ring1 + bark2} –ringbarker, noun… …  

  • ringbark — v.tr. cut a ring in the bark of (a tree) to kill it or retard its growth and thereby improve fruit production …   Useful english dictionary

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