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.
William Butler Yeats