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Definition of Heartwood
1. Noun. The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood.
Definition of Heartwood
1. n. The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum.
Definition of Heartwood
1. Noun. The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood ¹
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Definition of Heartwood
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Medical Definition of Heartwood
1. The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in colour from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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