growth ring

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growth ring

noun growth rings

A circular structure that forms as a living thing ages that is used or counted to estimate the age of the living thing.
Any of the concentric rings formed in the trunk of a tree by the annual growth of wood.
Similar: tree ring, annual ring

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@misc{growth_ring_2026,
  title = {growth ring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/growth%20ring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}