heartwood

strong central wood in a trunk or branch; the dead inner portion of the xylem (wood) of a trunk or large root
Thing general Q191556
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heartwood

Summary

heartwood ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • heartwood is made of xylem[2].
  • heartwood is a type of wood[3].
  • heartwood is part of Q190872[4].
  • heartwood's different from is recorded as Durame[5].

Body

Definition and Type

heartwood is a type of wood[3].

Use and Application

heartwood is part of Q190872[4].

Why It Matters

heartwood ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[1] heartwood has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] heartwood is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material xylem
    Part of Q190872
    Part of
    Different from Durame
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539019905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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