Definition of sapwood

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Sapwood (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..

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Blea :: Blea (n.) The part of a tree which lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.
Sap :: Sap (n.) The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree..
List :: List (v. t.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board..
Heartwood :: Heartwood (n.) The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum..
Sappy :: Sappy (superl.) Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood..
Sapwood :: Sapwood (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..
List :: List (n.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board..
Alburnum :: Alburnum (n.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood..
Listing :: Listing (n.) The sapwood cut from the edge of a board.
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