Complete Definition of "heartwood"

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heartwood

#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

Image:Taxus wood.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A section of a [[yew|Yew, showing 27 annual growth rings, pale sapwood and dark heartwood, and pith (centre dark spot). The dark radial lines are small knots.]]

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