ringbark

Meaning

Verb

To remove the bark from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, normally killing the tree (because nutrients are carried through the phloem, the layers immediately under the bark, which layers are damaged by the process).

Origin

From ring + bark

Modern English dictionary

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