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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King