Definition of "sap" []

• The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues. (noun)
• The fluid contents of a plant cell vacuole. (noun)
• An essential bodily fluid. (noun)
• Health and energy; vitality. (noun)
• Slang A gullible person; a dupe. (noun)

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• "A little in this way -- but these similes are very imperfect, and will not bear close application -- the sap rises in a tree, stealing up branch by branch; and it is then called _ascending sap_."
• "You can also, though take pine sap from a pine tree, and that will burn for a while."
• "Then they showed us how the Maple sap is turned into syrup (lots of boiling), and they let us taste maple syrup, maple sugar, and maple sap -- the last, one child apply described as tasting a bit like a wet stick."