1) Aloes 2) Duramen
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1) Duramen 2) Wood
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• (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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The oldest wood of a tree, extending from the center of a log out to the sapwood. It is the densest, strongest, and darkest wood in a log.
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The hard inner core and oldest part of a tree. It is denser and darker than the outer layers of sapwood, and does not contain living cells; as the tree grows, the area of heartwood increases.
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dead, central wood of trees. Its cells usually contain tannins or other substances that make it dark in colour and sometimes aromatic. Heartwood is ... [4 related articles]
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The wood at the center of a tree trunk.
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The innermost portion of the woody tissue (xylem) making up the trunk of woody plants, such as grape vines or trees. Heartwood is composed of dead xylem cells which serve to give wood its strength.
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The wood extending from the pith to the sapwood, the cells of which no longer participate in the life processes of the tree.
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The dead inner core of a tree. Usually much harder and darker than the new wood.
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(Sapwood, Xylem) The central part of the tree's stem (trunk), it provides support. No longer contains any live cells.
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The hard inner core and oldest part of a tree. It is denser and darker than the outer layers of sapwood, and does not contain living cells; as the tree grows, the area of heartwood increases.
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Heart'wood` (-wod`)
noun 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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dead or predominantly dead wood in the centre of the tree.
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Central mass of tissue in tree trunks, with no living cells and no longer functioning in water conduction, contributes to mechanical support.
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The wood making up the center part of the tree, beneath the sapwood. Cells of heartwood no longer participate in the life processes of the tree. Heartwood may contain phenolic compounds, gums, resins, and other materials that usually make it darker and more decay resistant than sapwood.
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Denser inner part of the tree trunk.
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The innermost portion of the woody tissue (xylem) making up the trunk of woody plants, such as grape vines or trees. Heartwood is composed of dead xylem cells which serve to give wood its strength.
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The inner part of a tree trunk, as distinguished from the Sapwood which consists of the later Growth Rings.
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The fully developed wood which surrounds the pith. It is often darker in colour and harder than the sapwood which surrounds it. The cells in the heartwood are dead and have ceased to transport sap.
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The innermost portion of the woody tissue (xylem) making up the trunk of woody plants, such as grape vines or trees. Heartwood is composed of dead xylem cells that serve to give wood its strength. Wow! Even after the oldest xylem cells die, they perform a necessary function for the vine! See Sapwood.
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nonliving wood (often dark) found in the middle of a tree's stem.
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the inner part of the wood; also called duramen.
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The harder and usually darker-colored wood that forms the interior portion of a tree trunk or branch.
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The central core of a tree, which is made up of dense, dead wood and provides strength to the tree.
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