Meaning Of The Word Heartwood

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heartwood in American English
the hard, nonliving, older wood at the core of a tree trunk, usually dark in color and impervious to air and water; duramen
noun: the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen

heartwood in British English
noun: the central core of dark hard wood in tree trunks, consisting of nonfunctioning xylem tissue that has become blocked with resins, tannins, and oils

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