duramen
[ doo-rey-min, dyoo- ]
/ dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ- /
noun Botany.
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Origin of duramen
1830–40; < Latin dūrāmen hardness, hardened vine branch, equivalent to dūrā(re) to harden + -men noun suffix
Words nearby duramen
durain, dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, duramen, duran, durance, durand, durango, durant
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Example sentences from the Web for duramen
The duramen or heartwood is the inner, darker part of the log.
Seasoning of Wood|Joseph B. WagnerDuramen, the name given by botanists to the central wood or heart-wood in a tree trunk.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|VariousSave for colour they might have been congealed water or duramen muscles.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
British Dictionary definitions for duramen
Word Origin for duramen
C19: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden
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