Shoot+or+twig

  • 41Surcle — Sur cle, n. [L. surculus.] A little shoot; a twig; a sucker. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 42slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… …

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  • 43Thallium — (pronEng|ˈθæliəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. [ [http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/81.html thallium ] , Los Alamos National Laboratory. Retrieved November 21, 2006.] This soft gray malleable poor metal resembles …

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  • 44Thallus — For the chronologer/historian occasionally mentioned in the works of early Christian writers, see Thallus (historian). Thallus, from Latinized Greek theta;α lambda; lambda; omicron; sigmaf; ( thallos ), meaning a green shoot or twig , is an… …

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  • 45Thalia (disambiguation) — Thalia, in Greek mythology, was the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.Thalia may also refer to:* Thalía, a Mexican singer and actress * 23 Thalia, an asteroid * Bowery Theatre, in New York City, temporarily known as Thalia Theatre * Thalia… …

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  • 46Scion — may refer to:* A descendant, a son or daughter *In grafting, the scion is a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant which is grafted onto the stock. *Scion (automobile), a brand of vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Vehicles in… …

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  • 47layer — layerable, adj. /lay euhr/, n. 1. a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint. 2. bed; stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. 3. a person or thing that lays …

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  • 48scion — noun /ˈsaɪən,ˈsaɪ.ən,ˈsaɪ.ɑn/ a) A descendant, especially a first generation descendant. b) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting …

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  • 49sprig — 1. noun a) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. a sprig of laurel or of parsley b) A youth; a lad; used humorously or in slight disparagement. 2. verb …

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  • 50Clone — Literally a fragment, the word in modern medical science has come to mean a replica, for example, of a group of bacteria or a macromolecule such as DNA. Clone also refers to an individual developed from a single somatic (non germ) cell from a… …

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