What does duramen mean?

Definitions for duramen
dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ-du·ra·men

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. heartwood, duramennoun

    the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood

Wiktionary

  1. duramennoun

    heartwood

  2. Etymology: From duramen.

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  1. duramen

    Duramen, also known as heartwood, is the innermost, usually harder and non-living part of the trunk, branch or root of a tree, which serves to provide structural strength and durability. It is typically darker in color because it is filled with resins, gums and other substances that make it resistant to decay and insects.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Duramennoun

    the heartwood of an exogenous tree

  2. Etymology: [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e., ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See Dure.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Duramen

    dū-rā′mėn, n. the inner and fully ripened wood of dicotyledonous trees. [L.,—durus, hard.]

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  1. manured

  2. maunder

  3. unarmed

  4. undream

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of duramen in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of duramen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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