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sapwood
sapwood relatively thin, youngest, outer part of the woody stem of a tree, the part that conducts water and dissolved materials. In the cross section of a tree, the sapwood is recognizable by its texture and color; it is softer and lighter than the inner heartwood . As the tree grows in diameter, the innermost layers of sapwood become heartwood, and new sapwood is produced on the outside of the woody column. See wood . |
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"sapwood." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sapwood." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-sapwood.html "sapwood." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-sapwood.html |
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sap·wood / ˈsapˌwoŏd/ • n. the soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark, containing the functioning vascular tissue. |
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"sapwood." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sapwood." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sapwood.html "sapwood." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sapwood.html |
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sapwood The active xylem cells, which are peripheral to the dead, woody centre of the trunks of trees. This part of the xylem is distinguished easily from the central heartwood by its colour.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "sapwood." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "sapwood." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-sapwood.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "sapwood." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-sapwood.html |
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"sapwood." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sapwood." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-sapwood.html "sapwood." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-sapwood.html |
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sapwood
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•childhood • wifehood • knighthood
•falsehood • widowhood • boyhood
•cousinhood • adulthood
•neighbourhood (US neighborhood)
•husbandhood • bachelorhood
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•matchwood • Dagwood • Blackwood
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•Atwood
•Harewood, Larwood
•hardwood • lancewood • heartwood
•redwood • Wedgwood • Elmwood
•bentwood • Hailwood • lacewood
•beechwood • greenwood • Eastwood
•cheesewood • driftwood • stinkwood
•Littlewood • giltwood • Hollywood
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•pinewood • whitewood • softwood
•dogwood, logwood
•cottonwood • coachwood • rosewood
•fruitwood • Goodwood • brushwood
•firewood • ironwood • underwood
•Isherwood • wormwood
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"sapwood." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sapwood." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sapwood.html "sapwood." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sapwood.html |
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