duramen
[ doo-rey-min, dyoo- ]
/ dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ- /
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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
dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand, Durango, Durant
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Example sentences from the Web for duramen
Save for colour they might have been congealed water or duramen muscles.
Poachers and Poaching|John WatsonDuramen, the name given by botanists to the central wood or heart-wood in a tree trunk.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|VariousThe duramen or heartwood is the inner, darker part of the log.
Seasoning of Wood|Joseph B. Wagner
British Dictionary definitions for duramen
Word Origin for duramen
C19: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden
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