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单词 duramen
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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

dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand, Durango, Durant
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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