Diffuse-porous
Definition
A vessel arrangement in which pores of broadly similar size are distributed throughout the growth ring without a distinct early-wood band of enlarged vessels. Maples, birches, and most tropical hardwoods are diffuse-porous.
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- Wood Anatomy and Microscopic IdentificationA vessel arrangement in which pores of broadly similar size are distributed throughout the growth ring without a distinct early-wood band of enlarged vessels....