duramen

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/djʊˈreɪmɛn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dŏŏ rā′min, dyŏŏ-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
du•ra•men  (dŏŏ rā′min, dyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanyheartwood.
  • Latin dūrāmen hardness, hardened vine branch, equivalent. to dūrā(re) to harden + -men noun, nominal suffix
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
duramen /djʊˈreɪmɛn/ n
  1. another name for heartwood
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: hardness, from dūrāre to harden
'duramen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
heartwood

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