Definitions for sapwood

sapwood sap·wood

Spelling: [sap-woo d]
IPA: /ˈsæpˌwʊd/

Sapwood is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in sapwood (adoopsw).

Definitions for sapwood

noun

  1. the softer part of the wood between the inner bark and the heartwood.

Origin of sapwood

First recorded in 1785-95; sap1 + wood1

Examples for sapwood

The color is brown, the sapwood much lighter, often nearly white.

The rejection of the sapwood by so many users is the most discouraging feature.

The heartwood is darker than in most oaks, and the sapwood is brown.

The sapwood was in fine condition and almost as white as snow.

There is only about one-quarter inch of sapwood in a 9-inch tree.

The wood is heavy, not strong, heart light red, sapwood yellow.

The medullary rays are broad, in the heart black, in the sapwood white.

What flows through the "sapwood" is chiefly water brought from the soil.

The sapwood is lighter in color than the heart, and decays more quickly.

The sapwood is thick, and growth is rapid where conditions are favorable.

Word Value for sapwood
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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