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increment borer

increment borer noun: a tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant.

Noun

increment borer (plural increment borers)

  1. A tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant.

Forms of increment borer

pluralincrement borers

Origin of increment borer

From increment + borer.

Questions about increment borer

What does increment borer mean?
Increment borer means a tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant.
What part of speech is increment borer?
Increment borer is a noun.
What is the plural of increment borer?
The plural of increment borer is increment borers.

Words near increment borer in the dictionary

  1. incremating
  2. incremation
  3. incremations
  4. incremence
  5. increment
  6. increment borer
  7. increment borers
  8. incrementability
  9. incrementable
  10. incremental
  11. incremental backup

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