Duramen
Pronunciation : Du*ra"men
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e., ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See Dure.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: The heartwood of an exogenous tree.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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