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Sapwood meaning

The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).

Synonyms of Sapwood

wood

Related words

Other words often associated with Sapwood or its synonyms:

botany woods actress flora forest conductor writer vegetation director

Using Sapwood

  • The main meaning on this page is: The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).
  • Useful related words include: wood.
  • In the example corpus, sapwood often appears in combinations such as: and sapwood, the sapwood, sapwood of.

Context around Sapwood

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pale 1× thicker 1× live 1×

Often after:

dark 1× must 1× required 1× although 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Sapwood

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

heartwood and sapwood 2× amount of sapwood 1× consequently the sapwood of an 1× have thicker sapwood for their 1× heartwood and sapwood a section 1× heartwood and sapwood although there 1× heartwood and sapwood the natural 1× however that sapwood may have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the tree 1× consequently the sapwood 1× girdling is where 1× heartwood and sapwood 1× hence trees making 1× if they bore 1×

Common sentence endings:

heartwood and sapwood 2× age and position 1× amount of sapwood 1× and sap flow 1× center dark spot 1× change comes slowly 1×

Words around Sapwood

Just before it in the word index:

saputo 16 saputara 2 sapura 5 sapulpa 6 sapu 2 saptarshi 3

Just after it in the word index:

sapz 2 saq 5 saqib 42 saqlain 6 saqqara 5 saqqez 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Sapwood

  • In this selection, "sapwood" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pale, thicker, live, dark, must and required stand out and add context to how "sapwood" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include heartwood and sapwood and amount of sapwood. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sapwood" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sapwood

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This may or may not correspond to heartwood and sapwood. (10 words)

No definite relation exists between the annual rings of growth and the amount of sapwood. (15 words)

As the tree gets larger, the sapwood must necessarily become thinner or increase materially in volume. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

This is produced by deposits in the heartwood of chemical substances, so that a dramatic color difference does not mean a dramatic difference in the mechanical properties of heartwood and sapwood, although there may be a dramatic chemical difference. (39 words)

In species which show a distinct difference between heartwood and sapwood the natural color of heartwood is usually darker than that of the sapwood, and very frequently the contrast is conspicuous (see section of yew log above). (37 words)

If they bore into the sapwood of an ‘ōhi’a where the deadly fungal spores grow, they can provide a way for the live spores to enter the environment and infect other ‘ōhi’a. (34 words)

Example sentences (14)

Heartwood and sapwood A section of a Yew branch showing 27 annual growth rings, pale sapwood, dark heartwood, and pith (center dark spot).

In species which show a distinct difference between heartwood and sapwood the natural color of heartwood is usually darker than that of the sapwood, and very frequently the contrast is conspicuous (see section of yew log above).

Girdling is where the tree is cut through the sapwood of a tree, but not completely through, to sever the connective tissue and sap flow.

If they bore into the sapwood of an ‘ōhi’a where the deadly fungal spores grow, they can provide a way for the live spores to enter the environment and infect other ‘ōhi’a.

As the tree gets larger, the sapwood must necessarily become thinner or increase materially in volume.

Consequently, the sapwood of an old tree, and particularly of a forest-grown tree, will be freer from knots than the inner heartwood.

Hence trees making rapid growth in the open have thicker sapwood for their size than trees of the same species growing in dense forests.

No definite relation exists between the annual rings of growth and the amount of sapwood.

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Some species begin to form heartwood very early in life, so having only a thin layer of live sapwood, while in others the change comes slowly.

Tabebuia is distinguished from Handroanthus by wood that is not especially hard or heavy, and not abruptly divided into heartwood and sapwood.

The more leaves a tree bears and the more vigorous its growth, the larger the volume of sapwood required.

This is produced by deposits in the heartwood of chemical substances, so that a dramatic color difference does not mean a dramatic difference in the mechanical properties of heartwood and sapwood, although there may be a dramatic chemical difference.

This may or may not correspond to heartwood and sapwood.

Whatever advantages, however, that sapwood may have in this connection are due solely to its relative age and position.

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Common combinations with sapwood

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sapwood" in a sentence?
An example: "Heartwood and sapwood A section of a Yew branch showing 27 annual growth rings, pale sapwood, dark heartwood, and pith (center dark spot)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sapwood" from authentic English texts.
What does "sapwood" mean?
Sapwood means: The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).
What are synonyms of "sapwood"?
Common synonyms of "sapwood" include: wood.
How many example sentences with "sapwood" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sapwood", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.