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sapwood
CIDE DICTIONARY
sapwood, n.
The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; -- distinguished from heartwood . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sapwood, n. the soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark.
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