sapling
a young tree.
a young person.
Origin of sapling
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How to use sapling in a sentence
The saplings, Durmuş said, died due to a combination of insufficient water and because they were planted at the wrong time of year, and not by experts.
Why planting tons of trees isn’t enough to solve climate change | Carolyn Gramling | July 9, 2021 | Science NewsMother trees shoot life-giving nutrients in underground networks of mycorrhizal fungi to saplings circling their crowns.
A mother tree can even recognize its own saplings and direct more carbon, nutrients, and water to them if needed, but will also support other neighbor trees in distress.
How Trees Mother Their Seedlings and What We Can Learn About Connection From Forests | Susanna Schrobsdorff | May 2, 2021 | TimeI planted some native tree saplings, and I use the river to water them, so I’m worried that they’re not going to survive.
Why a Gen Zer Picking Up Trash in a Park Went Viral | Heather Hansman | April 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineThese ambitious tree-planting efforts are usually announced with much fanfare but are not as straightforward as planting a few saplings and calling it a day.
Can planting more trees keep cities from heating up? | Shaena Montanari | March 11, 2021 | Popular-Science
Obama planted a sapling in the garden of the presidential residence and even quoted a story from the Jewish Talmud.
Obama and Netanyahu Make Peace During President’s First Israel Visit | Eli Lake | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe latter had succeeded in getting the sapling free of the snow, and were dragging it to the ice on the lake-shore.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. WinfieldHe pointed to the shore, where a long sapling lay partly uncovered in the snow.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. WinfieldBefore sunrise I had a fire burning and the kettle of mush slung on a green sapling for further cooking.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterStraight and slim as a sapling Child Stig dances up, In each hand holding a fair silver cup.
The Songs of Ranild | AnonymousHugh had for many years been watching over the growth of a young blackthorn sapling.
British Dictionary definitions for sapling
/ (ˈsæplɪŋ) /
a young tree
literary a youth
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