HEARTWOOD - Definition

Pronunciation:		'hârt`wûd
WordNet Dictionary

	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:	duramen

	See Also:	tree, wood

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Heartwood Hill-country lawyer Billy Bob Holland returns to keep Houston oil tycoon Earl Deitrich from reeking more havoc on his life and the lives of his loved ones in this sequel to the Edgar Award-winning CIMARRON ROSE. Having already married Billy Bob`s high school sweetheart Peggy Jean Murphy, Earl is now threatening Billy Bob`s oil-rich landowner friends, arranging the false arrest of a troubled business victim, and committing arson and murder through a San Antonio youth gang. When Billy Bob`s illegitimate son is suddenly swept into the chaos, the wise country attorney steps in to face his nemesis. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Heart"wood`\, 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.