Shoot+or+twig

  • 61scion — noun 1) a scion of the tree Syn: cutting, graft, slip; shoot, offshoot, twig 2) the scion of an aristocratic family Syn: descendant; heir, successor; child, offspring; Law issue …

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  • 62scion — n 1. descendent, heir, successor; offspring, issue, child, progeny. 2. shoot, offshoot, twig, branch, stem, cutting, graft; sprout, sprig, spray …

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  • 63layer — lay•er [[t]ˈleɪ ər[/t]] 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[/ex] 2) bed; stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone[/ex] 3) a person or thing that… …

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  • 64layer — /ˈleɪə / (say layuh) noun 1. a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface; a stratum. 2. something which is laid. 3. someone or something that lays. 4. Horticulture a. a shoot or twig placed partly under the ground while still… …

  • 65scion — /ˈsaɪən / (say suyuhn) noun 1. a descendant. 2. a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting. {Middle English from Old French cion, of Germanic origin} …

  • 66layer — [lā′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that lays 2. a single thickness, coat, fold, or stratum 3. a shoot or twig (of a living plant) bent down and partly covered with earth so that it may take root vi. to form layers vt. 1. to grow (a plant) by means… …

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  • 67lay|er|ing — «LAY uhr ihng», noun. Horticulture. a method of forming new plants by placing a shoot or twig of a plant in the ground so that it will take root while still attached to the parent stock …

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  • 68Amphicerus bicaudatus — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …

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  • 69twigged — Ⅰ. twig [1] ► NOUN ▪ a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub. DERIVATIVES twigged adjective twiggy adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to TWAIN(Cf. ↑twain) and TWO …

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  • 70twiggy — Ⅰ. twig [1] ► NOUN ▪ a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub. DERIVATIVES twigged adjective twiggy adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to TWAIN(Cf. ↑twain) and TWO …

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