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sapling

[sap-ling] / ˈsæp lɪŋ /
NOUN
small tree
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Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

With increasing urgency, the couple scouted area ponds for suitable release sites, the trick being to find one currently unoccupied by other beavers, with abundant sapling growth as a food supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Another sapling will go to The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, when it opens in memory of the former Leeds Rhino player, who died from the disease in June.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

It takes an avocado sapling three years to begin producing fruit and about five years to provide a full yield.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

No longer a lanky sapling, I was solid and strong, but not anchored to the earth the way I am now.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate




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