duramen

[ doo-rey-min, dyoo- ]

/ dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ- /

noun Botany.

heartwood.

Nearby words

durain, dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, duramen, duran, durance, durand, durand, asher brown, durango

Origin of duramen

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

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Examples from the Web for duramen

The duramen or heartwood is the inner, darker part of the log.
Seasoning of Wood|Joseph B. Wagner
Duramen, the name given by botanists to the central wood or heart-wood in a tree trunk.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Save for colour they might have been congealed water or duramen muscles.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson

British Dictionary definitions for duramen

duramen

/ (djʊˈreɪmɛn) /

noun

another name for heartwood

Word Origin for duramen

C19: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden

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