sap·wood (s p w d )n. The newly formed outer wood located just inside the vascular cambium of a tree trunk and active in the conduction of water. Sapwood is usually lighter in color than heartwood. |
sapwood [ˈsæpˌwʊd]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the soft wood, just beneath the bark in tree trunks, that consists of living tissue Compare heartwood
| sapwood (spwd) The younger layers of new wood produced by the interior side of the vascular cambium within a tree trunk. Sapwood is active in the conduction of water and is usually lighter in color than heartwood. |
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| Noun | 1. |  sapwood - newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conductiontree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
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