first-year of growth (actual diameter of about 3 mm). rows of large pink cells in the centre - these are the xylem cells that make-up the wood. the xylem is the bark (stem cortex) and inside the xylem is the pith (stem medulla). traversed by rays of parenchyma cells, like radial spokes (stained green).
verity noun. âº [U] the âquality of being âtrue: In the âfilm, he âplays a âspy whose âmission is to âconfirm the verity of a âsecret âmilitary âdocument. âº [C] a âbelief, âidea, or âprinciple that is âgenerally âaccepted as being âtrue: She has âspent her âlife in a âsearch for âeternal/âscientific/âuniversal verities.
1. truth: a property of statements, i.e., that they are the case. 2. validity: a property of arguments, i.e., that they have a good structure. (The premisses and conclusion are so related that it is absolutely impossible for the premisses to be true unless the conclusion is true also.)