put out shoot
Frequency: 4.51.2 per million words
(for a plant) to grow a new stem or branch
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Examples (10)
- The rose bush is starting to put out new shoots.
- After the rain, the trees put out green shoots.
- The plant put out its first shoots in early spring.
- The old stump began to put out fresh shoots.
- It's amazing how quickly the seeds put out shoots.
- The hedge is putting out shoots that need trimming.
- The vine put out shoots that climbed the trellis.
- If you water it, the plant will put out new shoots.
- The young sapling had put out several healthy shoots.
- Watch the bamboo put out shoots almost overnight.