Wörterbuch (en): Wood rays (pl) / Wooden rays (pl) / Medullary rays (pl)
de:
Holzstrahlen (m.pl)
fr:
Rayons du bois (m.pl) / Rayons ligneux (m.pl)
it:
Raggi di legno (m.pl) / Raggi midollari del legno (m.pl)
es:
Rayos de madera (m.pl) / Rayos medulares (m.pl)
Wood rays are part of the wood and run through the xylem from the inside of the wooden body to the cambium. They serve the radial supply of the wooden body with water and nutrients. The wood rays extend beyond the cambium to the phloem and are called bast rays there.