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Meaning of DURAMEN

Pronunciation:  dû'reymin

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 Definition: [n]  the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
 
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 Synonyms: heartwood
 
 See Also: tree, wood

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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