Associations to the word «Heartwood»

Wiktionary

HEARTWOOD, noun. The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood

Dictionary definition

HEARTWOOD, noun. The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery