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Meaning of 'heartwood' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Heartwood [ 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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