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Sapwood

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sapwood"

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Word	Definition
heartwoodnoun	The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood.
lumbernoun	(Canada, US) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
rotnoun	The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
cambial	(botany) Of or pertaining to a cambium.
sap-woodnoun	Alternative form of sapwood. [The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).]
springwoodnoun	The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
alburnumnoun	sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
softwoodnoun	(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
stemwoodnoun	The wood of the stem of a tree
spinenoun	(anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
summerwoodnoun	The wood in a tree's growth ring formed later in the growing season, when growth is less rapid.
bleanoun	The part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.
heart pinenoun	The heartwood of the pine tree.
branchwoodnoun	The wood that makes up the branches of a tree
fruitwoodnoun	The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
pine sapnoun	The sap of a pine tree, or of conifers more broadly stated.
treesapnoun	Uncommon spelling of tree sap. [The fluid that circulates within the phloem of a tree to distribute water and nutrients.]
aspennoun	A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
whitewoodnoun	Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree.
woodnoun	(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.