sapwood

[ sap-woo d ]
/ ˈsæpˌwʊd /

noun Botany.

the softer part of the wood between the inner bark and the heartwood.
Also called alburnum.

Origin of sapwood

First recorded in 1785–95; sap1 + wood1

Words nearby sapwood

saprozoonosis, saps, sapsago, sapsucker, sapulpa, sapwood, saqqara, sar, sar., sara, saraband

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British Dictionary definitions for sapwood

sapwood
/ (ˈsæpˌwʊd) /

noun

the soft wood, just beneath the bark in tree trunks, that consists of living tissue Compare heartwood

Scientific definitions for sapwood

sapwood
[ săp′wud′ ]

The younger layers of new wood produced by the interior side of the vascular cambium within a tree trunk. Sapwood is active in the conduction of water and is usually lighter in color than heartwood.