What does sapwood mean?

Definitions for sapwood
ˈsæpˌwʊdsap·wood

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sapwoodnoun

    newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction

Wiktionary

  1. sapwoodnoun

    The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood

    A popular myth is that sapwood is not as strong as heartwood

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  1. sapwood

    Sapwood is the outer layer of a tree trunk or branch that is actively involved in the transport of water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the tree. It is typically lighter in color than the inner heartwood and has living cells. Over time, sapwood becomes heartwood as it ages and dies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sapwoodnoun

    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

Editors Contribution

  1. sapwood

    Sapwood is a wood that is smaller and flexible .

    Sapwood is best used for the house a rainy area environment.


    Submitted by pinkss5 on September 16, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sapwood in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sapwood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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