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SAPWOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sapwood" is a kind of...):
wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
Holonyms ("sapwood" is a substance of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)