C1nounnature
US/sæp/
UK/sæp/
the liquid that carries food and water through a plant or tree
In context
Workers collect rubber sap from the trees early in the morning.
The sap of this tree can irritate your skin.
In spring, sap rises from the roots to the new leaves.
Words that go with sap
noun + noun
- tree sapTree sap is very hard to wash out of clothes.
- maple sapMaple sap is boiled for hours to make syrup.
adjective + noun
- sticky sapSticky sap dripped from the cut branch.
- milky sapSome plants produce a milky sap that is poisonous.
verb + noun
- collect sapWorkers cut the bark at night to collect sap from rubber trees.