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Q.What do you infer from the term "Pycnoxylic"?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Pycnoxylic wood is compact, hard secondary xylem with abundant tracheids and minimal parenchyma — the type of wood found in conifers such as Pinus — as opposed to the soft, parenchyma-rich manoxylic wood of cycads.
Gymnosperm secondary wood is traditionally described using two contrasting terms:
- Manoxylic wood — soft, less compact wood with abundant parenchyma interspersed between relatively few, widely-spaced tracheids. This type of wood is typical of cycads (e.g., Cycas), giving their stems a soft, pith-rich texture. …
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