Associations to the word «Sapwood»
Wiktionary
SAPWOOD, noun. The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood.
Dictionary definition
SAPWOOD, noun. Newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.