HEARTWOODS

Noun

heartwoods

plural of heartwood

Source: Wiktionary


HEARTWOOD

Heart"wood`, n.

Definition: The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ORCHESTRATION

(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”


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