📖 Definitions of "Sapling"
noun
- 1
A young tree, but bigger than a seedling.
- 2
A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| seedlingnoun | (botany) A young plant grown from seed. |
| youthnoun | (uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood. |
| youngnoun | (often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals. |
| plantnoun | (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree. |
| sproutnoun | A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. |
| springnoun | (countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump. |
| shootlingnoun | A small or young shoot (plant); sproutling |
| watersproutnoun | An upright shoot growing from a latent (dormant) bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree. |
| ashplantnoun | (Ireland) A walking stick. |
| seedletnoun | A little seed. |
| staddlenoun | The lower part or supporting frame of a stack, a stack-stand. |
| prebonsainoun | A young plant that can be used to create a bonsai. |
| treenoun | A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches. |
| standnoun | The act of standing. |
| tillernoun | (nautical) The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder. |
| shrubletnoun | A little shrub. |
| sprignoun | A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. |
| seed treenoun | (forestry) A tree selected to produce seed for reforestation, especially a superior tree left standing at the time of cutting. |
| seednoun | (countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs. |
| treelingnoun | A young, small, or miniature tree. |
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