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heartwood

English

Etymology

heart +? wood

Noun

heartwood (countable and uncountable, plural heartwoods)

  1. 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)

  1. A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies
  2. 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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