Heartwood vs. Sapwood
Heartwoodnoun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
Heartwoodnoun
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.
Heartwoodnoun
the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
Sapwoodnoun
The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood.
Sapwoodnoun
The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; - distinguished from heartwood.
Sapwoodnoun
newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
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