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Word:
Sapwood
Definition:
The wood in a tree between the bark and the Heartwood.
The newly formed outer wood located just inside the vascular cambium of a tree trunk and active in the conduction of water. Sapwood is usually lighter in color than heartwood.
The area on the outer side of the trunk, which contains the sap conducting tubes.
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