heartwood


heart·wood

noun \-ˌwd\

Definition of HEARTWOOD

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

First Known Use of HEARTWOOD

1810

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