HyperDic: sapwood

English > 1 sense of the word sapwood:
NOUNplantsapwoodnewly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant
English > sapwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningnewly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction.
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance oftreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishalbura, sámago

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