Found 2 items, similar to sapwood.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sapwood
sapwood
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sapwood
Sapwood
\Sap"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
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.
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