What does duramen mean?
Definitions for duramen
dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ-du·ra·men
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Princeton's WordNet
heartwood, duramennoun
the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
Wiktionary
duramennoun
heartwood
Etymology: From duramen.
ChatGPT
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
Duramennoun
the heartwood of an exogenous tree
Etymology: [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e., ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See Dure.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Duramen
dū-rā′mėn, n. the inner and fully ripened wood of dicotyledonous trees. [L.,—durus, hard.]
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Anagrams for duramen »
manured
maunder
unarmed
undream
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of duramen in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of duramen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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