manoxylic

adjective

1. Sparse, with much pith and cortex, and having wide parenchymatous rays.

   The significance of pycnoxylic versus manoxylic organisation of wood is still not well understood. Pycnoxylic wood is a primitive feature of progymnosperms with regard to manoxylic wood with wide and high rays.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “sparse”) + xylic, equivalent to mano- + xylic.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry manoxylic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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