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 better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras