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especially when
using m****-produced kiln-dried
timber stocks.
Heartwood (or
duramen) is wood that as a
result of a
naturally occurring chemical transformation...
- hard
Latin durus,
durare dour, dura, durability, durable, durain, dural,
duramen, durance, durancy, duration, durative, dure, duress, durity, durous, durum...
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Cortex Phloem Vascular cambium Wood (xylem)
Sapwood (alburnum)
Heartwood (
duramen) Pith (medulla) In
young stems,
which lack what is
commonly called bark...
- hard
Latin durus,
durare dour, dura, durability, durable, durain, dural,
duramen, durance, durancy, duration, durative, dure, duress, durity, durous, durum...
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moisture and
water can
easily bend, wrap or even
break thin boards. The
duramen has a
uniform dark
brown with fine, but
easily distinguishable grains and...
- plant,
usually darker and
harder than the
younger sapwood. Also
called duramen.
Herbaceous – non-woody and
dying to the
ground at the end of the growing...
