ringbark
ringbark verb: to remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.
Verb
ringbark (third-person singular simple present ringbarks, present participle ringbarking, simple past and past participle ringbarked)
- To remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.
- 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.1888, “An Act to regulate Ringbarking on Crown Lands and to limit claims for compensation under the fifteenth section of the "Lands Acts further Amendment Act of 1880."”, in Public Statutes of New...
Forms of ringbark
| third-person singular present | ringbarks |
|---|---|
| present participle | ringbarking |
| past participle | ringbarked |
| past | ringbarked |
| alternative form | ring-bark |
Origin of ringbark
From ring + bark.
Words formed from ringbark
Questions about ringbark
- What does ringbark mean?
- Ringbark means to remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.
- What part of speech is ringbark?
- Ringbark is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ringbark?
- The past tense of ringbark is ringbarked.
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