Noun
tree trunk (plural tree trunks)
The main structural member of a tree.
Wherever you look, you will find death as well as life. Upon closer scrutiny, however, you will discover that the decomposing tree trunk and rotting leaves not only give birth to new life, but are full of life themselves. Eckhart Tolle
With a twitching nose A dog reads a telegram On a wet tree trunk. Richard Wright
Trouble results when the speed of growth exceeds the speed of nurturing human resources. To use the analogy of growth rings in a tree, when unusually rapid growth caused the rings to grow abnormally thick, the tree trunk weakens and is easily broken. Akio Toyoda
A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth. Laozi
Disgrace is like the grain of a tree trunk -- time makes it bigger instead of erasing it. Japanese Proverb
Acosta leaned against a tall tree trunk while Myers faced her backside toward the camera, giving her audience a view of her famous posterior. Source: Internet