📚 noun • entry_id 41208
heartwood
/ˈhɑɹtˌwʊd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cerno • duramen
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood.
A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood.
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 grai…
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