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sapling

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sap·ling  (splng)
n.
1. A young tree.
2. A youth.

sapling [ˈsæplɪŋ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a young tree
2. Literary a youth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.saplingsapling - young tree                          
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
Translations
sapling [ˈsæplɪŋ] Nárbol m joven

sapling [ˈsæplɪŋ] njeune arbre m

sapling
njunger Baum

sapling [ˈsæplɪŋ] nalberello
sapling [ˈsæplɪŋ] nalberello

sapling
n sapling [ˈsӕpliŋ]
a young tree. jong boompie شَجَرَةٌ في أوَّل مَراحِل نُمُوِّها фиданка mladý strom ungt træ der Schößling δενδρύλλιο árbol joven võsu نهال درخت nuori puu jeune arbre עֵץ רַך बाल वृक्ष, छोटा पौधा mladica, mlado stablo (fa)csemete pohon muda ungt tré alberello 若木 요목 sodinukas jauns koks anak pokok jong boompje ungtre młode drzewo árvore nova arbust молодое деревце mladý strom mladika mladica ungt träd, telning ต้นไม้อ่อน fidan 樹苗,小樹 молоде деревце نیا پودا cây non


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On a tract of several acres around this rock, oaks and other hard-wood trees had supplied the place of the pines, which were the usual growth of the land; and a young and vigorous sapling stood close beside the travellers.
The sapling which had rooted down to a poisonous stratum on the spot of its sowing had been transplanted to a deeper soil.
Choosing among them, he presently found a sapling to his liking.
 
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