ANEMOSIS

Etymology

Noun

anemosis (uncountable)

A shake in timber caused by high winds.

Anagrams

• Moesians, Omanises, ossamine

Source: Wiktionary


An`e*mo"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. wind.]

Definition: A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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