1. To excavate the earth beneath.
2. To drain or deprive of sap
3. To knock out with a sap

ETYM AS. saep; akin to Old High Germ. saf, German saft, Icel. safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to Latin sapere to taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Related to Sapid, Sapient.
A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
The fluids that circulate through vascular plants, especially woody ones. Sap carries water and food to plant tissues. Sap contains alkaloids, protein, and starch; it can be milky (as in rubber trees), resinous (as in pines), or syrupy (as in maples).

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Abbreviation for Service Advertising Protocol.