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duramen

Heartwood \Heart"wood`\ (h[aum]rt"w[oo^]d`), 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.

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duramen

n. (context botany English) heartwood

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duramen

n. the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood [syn: heartwood]

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  1. redirect Wood#Heartwood and sapwood

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The wood of the tree, in comparison with the bark, is relatively poor in silex, the duramen of an old tree giving only 2.