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HEART CENTRE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

The small soft tissue occurring in the structural center of a tree trunk, branch, twig, or log.

CONT

... the chimpanzees meticulously removed the leaves and outer bark from several young shoots and chewed on the exposed pith, sucking out the bitter juice.

Key term(s)
  • heart center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Substance molle (parenchyme médullaire) contenue au centre de la tige et de la racine des plantes dicotylédones.

Spanish

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