HEARTWOOD


Meaning of HEARTWOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwu̇d ]

noun

Date: 1810

: the older harder nonliving central wood of trees that is usually darker, denser, less permeable, and more durable than the surrounding sapwood

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