Wood is the hard, fibrous substance found beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and other similar plants. It is a result of the secondary growth processes of these plants. The cambium layer (the region between the xylem and phloem in vascular plants)...

A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up. (Yiddish) Chop, and you will have splinters. (Danish) Crooked wood burns just as well as straight. (German) Dry wood makes a quick fire. (Danish) Green wood makes a hot fire. (English) He that picks up...

Wood is a hard, fibrous, lignified structural tissue produced as secondary xylem in the stems of woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. This tissue conducts water to the leaves and other growing tissues and has a support function, enabling plants...

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