sapless

Definition of saplessnext
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Adjective
  • Either shear the whole plant by a third or selectively cut withered flowers and leggy stems.
    Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Heaps of last summer’s grassy sedge lay withered around us.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Depending on temperature, the eggs hatch within one to 10 days, becoming teeny, wormlike larvae that feed on desiccated blood that the adult fleas have fed on and pooped out.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Mary left a potentially fruitful academic career to raise three children with desiccated classics professor Howard (Corey Stoll).
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Sapless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapless. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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