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sapling

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæplɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsæplɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sap′ling)

sap•ling /ˈsæplɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Botanya young tree.

sap•ling (sap′ling),USA pronunciation n.

Botanya young tree.
a young person.

1375–1425; late Middle English; see sap¹, -ling¹

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sapling /ˈsæplɪŋ/ n

a young tree
literary a youth

'sapling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tiller - chibouk - plant

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Synonyms: scion, seedling, slip, sprig, sprout, more...

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a thin and spindly sapling leaning here and there
From the planting of a cork sapling to the first harvest takes 25 years
grabbed a sapling
He was seen plant a sapling.
jeering out of sapling gums
sapling \ seeding.
The five girls took one sapling each and started planting it/them

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