# ringbark

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.

## Etymology
From ring + bark.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ringbark