duramen
[ doo-rey-min, dyoo- ]
Origin of duramen
11830–40; <Latin dūrāmen hardness, hardened vine branch, equivalent to dūrā(re) to harden + -men noun suffix
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How to use duramen in a sentence
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
duramen
/ (djʊˈreɪmɛn) /
noun
another name for heartwood
Origin of duramen
1C19: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden
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