different between soapwood vs sapwood

soapwood

English

Etymology

soap +? wood

Noun

soapwood (usually uncountable, plural soapwoods)

  1. Dodonaea viscosa, a flowering plant in the soapberry family.

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sapwood

English

Alternative forms

  • sap-wood

Etymology

From sap +? wood.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?sapw?d/

Noun

sapwood (countable and uncountable, plural sapwoods)

  1. The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood.
    A popular myth is that sapwood is not as strong as heartwood.

Synonyms

  • alburnum

Antonyms

  • heartwood

Translations

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