Sapwood

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The newly formed outer wood located just inside the vascular cambium of a tree trunk and active in the conduction of water. Sapwood is usually lighter in color than heartwood.
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  • n. The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; -- distinguished from heartwood.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Alburnum.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
    • Antonym
    heartwood   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wood   
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