heartwood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑɹtˌwʊd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From heart + wood.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the 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
A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heartwoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (56)
es cerno (wood) · ceb sahig sa kahoy (wood) · nn kjerneved (wood) · fj doa (wood) · mi tōiki (wood) · es duramen (wood) · gu હાર્ટવુડ (wood) · sv kärnved (wood) · fi sydänpuu (wood) · it cuore del legno (wood) · ar خشب القلب (wood) · pt cerne (wood) · ru ядро́ (wood) · fr duramen (wood) · pt âmago (wood) · fr bois parfait (wood) · io durameno (wood) · ca duramen (wood) · pl twardziel (wood) · id teras (wood) · ga croí-adhmad (wood) · ko 심재 (wood) · nb alved (wood) · fr bois de cœur (wood) · tl lasgas (wood) · gl cerne (wood) · pt durame (wood) · rm lain da cor (wood) · hi हृदयकाष्ठ (wood) · id inti kayu (wood) · yue 心材 (wood) · cmn 心材 (wood) · mi taikākā (wood) · mi paiore (wood) · fa درونچوب (wood) · fi ydinpuu (wood) · mk срце́вина (wood) · ms teras kayu (wood) · my သစ်အူသား (wood) · de Kernholz (wood) · hy բնամիջուկ (wood) · it durame (wood) · nb kjerneved (wood) · ja 心材 (wood) · th แก่นไม้ (wood) · lo ແກ່ນໄມ້ (wood) · cy rhuddin (wood) · nb kjerne (wood) · mi karei (wood) · sq myjë (wood) · bg сърцевина на дърво (wood) · ru сердцеви́на (wood) · km ក្រាក់ (wood) · tl tigas (wood) · ru ядро́вая древеси́на (wood) · nl kernhout (wood)