sapling

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The bird upon the sapling was a robin, the tiny round body perched upon his delicate legs, plump and bright plumaged for mating.

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  1. noun A young tree.
  2. noun A youth.

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  • This wasn't at all like a sapling, and I studied the rod, pulling it up and then forcing it down again. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 05 - May 2002
  • She labored to prepare a hole for a black willow sapling, a chore repeated by several dozen volunteers.
  • Behind our sapling, there are groves are naturally growing oak and other giant trees of all fall colors. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • The tree directly behind the small sapling which is being planted, and on a line with it, is Max O'Rell's. —  The Amateur Garden
  • He was as slim as a sapling, the slimness of muscle and health. —  Kenny
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  1. from Middle English sappelynge; from sap + -ling.
 

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/ˈsæplɪŋ/
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