growth ring
noun
: a layer of wood (such as an annual ring) produced during a single period of growth
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We were now recorded in a shared archive of annual tree growth rings with them.
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Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The discovery of a new type of dinosaur growth ring could also have wider implications for paleontologists investigating dinosaur growth rates.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
But new research suggests that in the case of Tyrannosaurus rex, some growth rings have escaped detection until now.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in motion.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
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Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The discovery of a new type of dinosaur growth ring could also have wider implications for paleontologists investigating dinosaur growth rates.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
But new research suggests that in the case of Tyrannosaurus rex, some growth rings have escaped detection until now.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in motion.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for growth ring
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“Growth ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20ring. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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