Ringbark
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ringbark is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.
Example Sentences
After the passing of this Act no lessee of Crown Lands shall ringbark any trees on Crown Lands unless he be the holder of a permission to ringbark under the hand of the Minister.
Word Forms
- ringbarks
- ringbarking
- ringbarked
- ring-bark
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disbark, debark, bark, unbark, girdle, branch.
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