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Definition of Anemosis
1. n. A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.
Definition of Anemosis
1. Noun. a shake in timber caused by high winds ¹
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Definition of Anemosis
1. separation of rings of growth in timber due to wind [n -MOSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anemosis
Literary usage of Anemosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1899)
"Berkeley, MS anemosis. J. Lindley and T. Moore. Treasury of Botany, 1: 65.
London, 1870. Bernhardt. ..."
2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"See anemosis. WINE. The fermented juice of varions fruits prepared with sugar,
as grape- wine, orange-wine, &c.; also the sap of certain plants, ..."
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