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Trunk (botany)

Trunks, also called boles, are the stems of woody plants and the main structural element of trees. The woody part of the trunk consists of dead but structurally significant heartwood and living sapwood, which is used for nutrient storage and transport. Separating the wood from the bark is the cambium, from which trunks grow in diameter. Bark is divided…

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Trunk (botany)

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Avg. degree1.99
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trunks trees tree growth cells trunk plants wood cambium also cwd woody transport angiosperms gymnosperms water dead phloem branches used

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high strengthinstance ofthrough characteristics0.80text
stiffnessinstance ofthrough characteristics0.80text
as well as oscillation dampinginstance ofthrough characteristics0.80text
which involves taking energyinstance ofthrough characteristics0.80text
and therefore damageinstance ofthrough characteristics0.80text
metalsinstance oflike traditionally studied materials0.80text
also behaves in a non-linear wayinstance oflike traditionally studied materials0.80text
the moisture contentinstance oftogether with other variable factors0.80text
turgor pressureinstance oftogether with other variable factors0.80text
timber have been used by humans in constructioninstance ofUsesProducts derived from tree trunks0.80text
a myriad of other ways for thousands of yearsinstance ofUsesProducts derived from tree trunks0.80text
varnishesinstance ofcan be harvested and used in products0.80text

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