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heartwood
English
Etymology
heart +? wood
Noun
heartwood (countable and uncountable, plural heartwoods)
- The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
- A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood.
- The staves are split from the heartwood. The heartwood is composed of dead cells; it supports the tree, but no longer has any physiological purpose. The staves must follow the grain of the wood to achieve a watertight cask, so they are split rather than sawn. — L'encyclopédie du Cognac: From log to stave
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purpleheart
English
Etymology
purple +? heart
Noun
purpleheart (plural purplehearts)
- A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies
- The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture
Synonyms
- purplewood
Translations
Further reading
- Peltogyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Peltogyne on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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