noun
Etymology: encased from past participle of encase
: a dead or loose knot or portion of a branch partially or entirely embedded in the bole of a tree
noun
Etymology: encased from past participle of encase
: a dead or loose knot or portion of a branch partially or entirely embedded in the bole of a tree
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012