Shoot+or+twig
121Scion — Sci on, n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. {Section}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. (b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. [Formerly written also cion, and… …
122Spray — (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See {Sprig}.] 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. Chaucer. Syn: sprig. [1913 Webster] The painted birds, companions of the spring, Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …
123Spray drain — Spray Spray (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See {Sprig}.] 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. Chaucer. Syn: sprig. [1913 Webster] The painted birds, companions of the spring, Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… …
124Thallium — Thal li*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young or green shoot or branch, twig. So called from a characteristic bright green line in its spectrum.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also… …
125Vimen — Vi men, n. [L., a twig.] (Bot.) A long, slender, flexible shoot or branch. [1913 Webster] …
126virgin's bower — Clematis Clem a*tis (kl[e^]m [.a]*t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. klhmati s brushwood, also (from its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. klh^ma twig, shoot, fr. kla^n to break off.] (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly climbers …
127sprig — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sprigge Date: 14th century 1. a. a small shoot ; twig < a sprig of parsley > b. a small division of grass used for propagation 2. a. heir …
128stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or …
