heartwood
noun
heart·wood
ˈhärt-ˌwu̇d 
: the older harder nonliving central wood of trees that is usually darker, denser, less permeable, and more durable than the surrounding sapwood
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First, there are bowls of ground Maré sandalwood heartwood, then sandalwood cuttings and the liquid extract of sandalwood, which gives a creamy, voluptuous smell.
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Female beetles bore into the trunks and branches of young trees and excavate galleries in the heartwood.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
The aerie is decked out with soaring 18-foot ceilings, reclaimed heartwood pine floors, and walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the space with natural light.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
These termites invade the roots and then eat their way into the tree’s dead heartwood, which can contain lower amounts of these chemicals, Šobotník says.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Female beetles bore into the trunks and branches of young trees and excavate galleries in the heartwood.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
The aerie is decked out with soaring 18-foot ceilings, reclaimed heartwood pine floors, and walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the space with natural light.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
These termites invade the roots and then eat their way into the tree’s dead heartwood, which can contain lower amounts of these chemicals, Šobotník says.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Heartwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartwood. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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