tree trunks
Bark-covered wooden columns
Tree trunks are the thick, woody main stems of trees—the vertical columns connecting roots to branches.
The trunk supports the crown and conducts water and nutrients throughout the tree.
Figuratively, tree trunks describes thick, sturdy legs: She has tree trunks for legs.
- boleArboreal stem section
- rough barkTextured tree skin
- carved initialsLetters cut into surface
- sapwoodTree's water-conducting layer
- timberWood for construction
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