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The newly formed outer wood located just inside the vascular cambium of a tree trunk and active in the conduction of water. Sapwood is usually lighter in color than heartwood.
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sapwood, relatively thin, youngest, outer part of the woody stem of a tree, the part that conducts water and dissolved materials. In the cross section of a tree, the sapwood is recognizable by its texture and color; it is softer and lighter than the inner heartwood. As the tree grows in diameter, the innermost layers of sapwood become heartwood, and new sapwood is produced on the outside of the woody column. See wood.
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The outer zone of wood in a tree, next to the bark. Sapwood is generally lighter than heartwood.
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In a tree, the layer of usually light-colored wood between the interior heartwood and the bark, through which water and nutrients are carried.
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Sapwood may refer to:
- sapwood, a part of the wood, as distinct from the heartwood
- SS-6 Sapwood, the NATO reporting name for the R-7 Semyorka intercontinental ballistic missile
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