Definition of heartwood Heartwood
/hɑˈɹtwʊˌd/ - [hartwud] - heart•wood
We found 4 definitions of heartwood from 4 different sources.
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What does heartwood mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: heartwoods |
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| heartwood - the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood | ||
| duramen | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
Part of speech
🔤- heartwood, noun, singular of heartwoods.
