duramen

[ doo-rey-min, dyoo- ]
/ dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ- /

noun Botany.

heartwood.

Origin of duramen

1830–40; < Latin dūrāmen hardness, hardened vine branch, equivalent to dūrā(re) to harden + -men noun suffix

Words nearby duramen

durain, dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, duramen, duran, durance, durand, durango, durant

Example sentences from the Web for duramen

  • The duramen or heartwood is the inner, darker part of the log.

    Seasoning of Wood |Joseph B. Wagner

  • Duramen, the name given by botanists to the central wood or heart-wood in a tree trunk.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various

  • Save for colour they might have been congealed water or duramen muscles.

    Poachers and Poaching |John Watson

British Dictionary definitions for duramen

duramen
/ (djʊˈreɪmɛn) /

noun

another name for heartwood

Word Origin for duramen

C19: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden