wetwood

English

Etymology

From wet +‎ wood.

Noun

wetwood

1. (phytopathology) Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.
   • 1980, J. C. Ward, Wetwood in trees: a timber resource problem, page 8:

     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.

See also

• bacterial wetwood
• slime flux