sap-wood

A form of sapwood — The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).

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Meanings

nounsap-wood (plural sap-woods)

plural sap-woods

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sapwood.
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