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Noun Concept

Categories: Botany, Art materials, Wood products, Biodegradable materials, Woodworking

heartwood duramen

The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood WordNet 3.0

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The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood. Wiktionary

Wood. Wiktionary (translation)

A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood. Wiktionary

The staves are split from the heartwood. The heartwood is composed of dead cells; it supports the tree, but no longer has any physiological purpose. The staves must follow the grain of the wood to achieve a watertight cask, so they are split rather than sawn. — L'encyclopédie du Cognac: From log to stave. Wiktionary

IS A

wood

PART OF

tree

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

heartwood, duramen

Wiktionary

heartwood

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duramen, heartwood