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sapling

/ˈsæplɪŋ/ noun

In Latin: arbuscula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sapling at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Young tree.

Origin

From Middle English saplyng, seplyng, sapling, equivalent to sap + -ling.

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