About The Word Duramen
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Duramen
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What's The Definition Of Duramen?
[n] the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
Synonyms | Synonyms for Duramen: heartwood Related Terms | Find terms related to Duramen: Duramen In Webster's Dictionary \Du*ra"men\, n. [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e.,
ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See {Dure}.]
(Bot.)
The heartwood of an exogenous tree.
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