sapling
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sap·ling

noun \ˈsa-pliŋ, -plən\

Definition of SAPLING

1
: a young tree; specifically : one not over four inches in diameter at breast height
2
: youth 2a

First Known Use of SAPLING

14th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

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