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Sapwood

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Noun

1. sapwood

newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sapwood

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noun
the soft wood, just beneath the bark in tree trunks, that consists of living tissue
Compare heartwood

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Sapwood

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noun
the soft wood between the inner bark of a tree and the heartwood, serving to conduct water and sap

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sapwood

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n.
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.

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