(n.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
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Sapwood
Definition:
(n.) The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; -- distinguished from heartwood.
Example Sentences:
(1) Highest total bacteria and coliform counts were observed in sapwood specimens.
(2) Scanning electron micrographs illustrate the presence of bacterial colonies within sapwood tracheids.
(3) Coliforms were present throughout sapwood as evidenced by contact plating serial sections of freshly cut wood.