wetwood en · NOUN
Etymology
From wet + wood.
Meanings
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Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.
Even though considerable data may show that a species in class 1 is not susceptible to wetwood formation, it may be important to continue looking for exceptions.
1980, J. C. Ward, Wetwood in trees: a timber resource problem, page 8: