A side shoot growing from a latent bud in the trunk or a main branch of a tree; a sucker; = watershoot, n. 1. Cf. water sprout n. at water, n.…
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释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > bough or branch > lower branch or sucker growing from root (6) water-boughOE A side shoot growing from a latent bud in the trunk or a main branch of a tree; a sucker; = watershoot, n. 1. Cf. water sprout n. at water, n.… under-bough?1523 One of the lower boughs or branches of a tree. Also figurative. watershoot1585 A side shoot growing from a latent bud in the trunk or a main branch of a tree; a lower or subsidiary branch; (loosely) a sucker (sucker, n. 4a). Cf… water twig1601 a side shoot growing from a latent bud in the trunk or a main branch of a tree; = watershoot, n. 1. wash bough1612 (See quot. 1823.) under-twiga1774 (under-, prefix1 affix 2b(b).) |
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