"sapwood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsapwʊd/ [UK] Forms: sapwoods [plural]
Etymology: From sap + wood. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sap|wood}} sap + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sapwood (countable and uncountable, plural sapwoods)
  1. The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap). Wikipedia link: sapwood Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Woods Synonyms: alburnum, sap-wood Translations (wood just under the bark): ենթակեղեւաշերտ (entʿakeġewašert) (Armenian), արտաբնափայտ (artabnapʿayt) (Armenian), беловина (belovina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), albeca [feminine] (Catalan), 邊材 (Chinese Mandarin), 边材 (biāncái) (Chinese Mandarin), spinthout [neuter] (Dutch), alburno (Esperanto), manto (Finnish), pintapuu (Finnish), aubier [masculine] (French), sámago [masculine] (Galician), samo [masculine] (Galician), ámago [masculine] (Galician), Splintholz [neuter] (German), sú-adhmad [masculine] (Irish), alburno [masculine] (Italian), 辺材 (henzai) (alt: へんざい) (Japanese), 변재 (byeonjae) (Korean), alburnum [neuter] (Latin), бело́вина (belóvina) [feminine] (Macedonian), taitea (Maori), برونچوب (borun-čub) (Persian), biel [masculine] (Polish), alburno [masculine] (Portuguese), samo [masculine] (Portuguese), borne [masculine] (Portuguese), alburn [neuter] (Romanian), lain alv [masculine] (Romansch), за́болонь (zábolonʹ) [feminine] (Russian), о́болонь (óbolonʹ) [feminine] (Russian), подко́рье (podkórʹje) [neuter] (Russian), мезга́ (mezgá) [feminine] (Russian), albura [feminine] (Spanish), alburno [masculine] (Spanish), splintved [common-gender] (Swedish), splint [common-gender] (Swedish), vitved [common-gender] (Swedish), ytved [common-gender] (Swedish), banakal (Tagalog), dagtaing kahoy (Tagalog), за́болонь (zábolonʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), åbon [masculine] (Walloon), blanc bwès [masculine] (Walloon), gwynnin [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zábolonʹ",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "óbolonʹ",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podkórʹje",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        },
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          "roman": "mezgá",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "мезга́"
        },
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "word": "dagtaing kahoy"
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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          "word": "blanc bwès"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "wood just under the bark",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "gwynnin"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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      "word": "辺材"
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "byeonjae",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "belóvina",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бело́вина"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "word": "taitea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "borun-čub",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "word": "برونچوب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biel"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
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      "word": "samo"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "borne"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "rm",
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      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zábolonʹ",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "за́болонь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óbolonʹ",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о́болонь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podkórʹje",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "подко́рье"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mezgá",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мезга́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "albura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alburno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "splintved"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "splint"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vitved"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ytved"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "word": "banakal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "word": "dagtaing kahoy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zábolonʹ",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́болонь"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åbon"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blanc bwès"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "wood just under the bark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gwynnin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sapwood"
}

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