The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
heartwood — ► NOUN ▪ the dense inner part of a tree trunk, yielding the hardest wood … English terms dictionary
heartwood — [härt′wood΄] n. the hard, nonliving, older wood at the core of a tree trunk, usually dark in color and impervious to air and water; duramen: cf. SAPWOOD … English World dictionary
Heartwood — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Der Baumflüsterer Originaltitel: Heartwood Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 85 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
heartwood — /hahrt wood /, n. the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen. [1795 1805; HEART + WOOD1] * * * Dead, central wood of trees. Its cells usually contain tannins or other substances that make it dark and sometimes fragrant.… … Universalium
heartwood — noun The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood , showing 27 annual growth rings, pale sapwood and dark heartwood, and pith (centre dark spot). The… … Wiktionary
heartwood — The part of a tree trunk yielding the densest, hardest wood, located deep within the tree. The heartwood and the outer wood or sapwood dry out at different rates, so sculptors generally separate the two, using heartwood when working at a… … Glossary of Art Terms
heartwood — noun Date: 1810 the older harder nonliving central wood of trees that is usually darker, denser, less permeable, and more durable than the surrounding sapwood … New Collegiate Dictionary
heartwood — n. hard wood at the center of a tree … English contemporary dictionary
heartwood — noun the dense inner part of a tree trunk, yielding the hardest wood … English new terms dictionary
heartwood — noun (U) the older harder wood at the centre of a tree … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
