resprouts
/riːˈspraʊts/
verb
- To grow new shoots or branches after being cut, damaged, or burned.
- After the wildfire, the oak trees began to resprout from their roots.
- If you prune the bush in early spring, it will resprout vigorously by summer.
- The gardener was happy to see the rose bush resprout after the harsh winter.
noun
- A new shoot or growth that appears on a plant after it has been cut or damaged.
- The resprouts on the willow tree were already a foot tall.
- Farmers often rely on resprouts to regenerate their coppiced woodlands.
- Each resprout from the stump had the potential to become a new tree.