heartwood

A section of a yewYew, showing 27 annual growth rings, pale sapwood and dark heartwood, and pith (centre dark spot). The dark radial lines are small knots.

Meaning

Noun

The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood

Origin

heart + wood

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