develop shoots
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for a plant to grow new stems or leaves
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- The young oak tree has already started to develop new shoots.
- After the winter, the garden plants began to develop fresh shoots.
- We observed the bamboo develop several new shoots in the spring.
- The potato tubers will develop shoots if stored in a warm place.
- It's fascinating to watch the fern develop coiled shoots.
- The greenhouse environment encourages the seedlings to develop strong shoots.
- If the conditions are right, the bulbs will soon develop their first shoots.
- The pruned rose bush will develop new shoots from the base.
- Scientists are studying how desert plants develop shoots so rapidly after rain.
- This particular species of vine tends to develop long, trailing shoots.