duramen

[ doo-rey-min, dyoo- ]

noun

, Botany.

1. heartwood.

duramen

/ djʊˈreɪmɛn /

noun

1. another name for heartwood

Word History and Origins

Origin of duramen¹

1830–40; < Latin dūrāmen hardness, hardened vine branch, equivalent to dūrā ( re ) to harden + -men noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of duramen¹

C19: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden

Example Sentences

Save for colour they might have been congealed water or duramen muscles.

From Project Gutenberg

Duramen, the name given by botanists to the central wood or heart-wood in a tree trunk.

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The duramen or heartwood is the inner, darker part of the log.

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