What does "falseheart" mean?

Wood that gives an erroneous impression of being heartwood.

What is a synonym for "falseheart"?

Common synonyms include: booky, dastardly, disleal, disloyal, double-crossing, double-dealing.

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Wood that gives an erroneous impression of being heartwood. countable, uncountable
"Sometimes, because of the invasion of germs into the heart part, the brown or tawny falseheart with irregular figure appears."
2
Insincerity or disloyalty, or a person who is insincere and disloyal. archaic, countable, uncountable
"I know her thoroughly; I have studied her thoroughly; I have looked into her falseheart. Nobody has discovered her but me."

Adjective

1
Synonym of false-hearted. not-comparable, obsolete
"I am thy king, and thou a falseheart traitor."

"Sometimes, because of the invasion of germs into the heart part, the brown or tawny falseheart with irregular figure appears."

From false + heart.

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