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ring-barked

ring-barked

8.6
A tree or branch with a ring of bark removed that cannot carry water
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : anillado
  • A ring-barked trunk cannot transport water and nutrients effectively.

Examples

  • The ring-barked tree showed signs of dying within a few months.

  • Farmers sometimes find ring-barked branches after animals damage the orchard.

  • The tree is ring-barked.

  • After the storm, many ring-barked trees were found in the forest.

  • The ring-barked tree showed signs of dying within a few months.

  • A ring-barked trunk cannot transport water and nutrients effectively.

  • Farmers sometimes find ring-barked branches after animals damage the orchard.

Antonyms

healthy
695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

unharmed
44 2.1

Not hurt or damaged after a dangerous event

Surface Forms

ring-barked positive

Morphology

ring-barked = ring-bark (transparent) = ring + bark + ed

Formed as the past participle of the verb 'ring-bark' (ring + bark), the meaning is directly derived from removing a ring of bark.

Etymology

Ring-barked comes from removing a ring of bark from a tree trunk; ring means 'a circle around' and bark means the tree's 'skin'. That's why a ring-barked tree cannot move water and nutrients and often dies.