young shoot

Examples (10)

• The new growth on the rose bush is a tender young shoot.
• Springtime brings forth the first young shoots from the dormant trees.
• We watched a deer nibbling on the young shoots of a sapling.
• The asparagus farmer carefully harvests the young shoots in early spring.
• Bamboo forests are characterized by their rapid growth of young shoots.
• The gardener pruned the plant to encourage the development of new young shoots.
• Some species of fungi grow on decaying wood, feeding on the young shoots of trees.
• The distinctive flavor of bamboo comes from its edible young shoots.
• The botanist examined the microscopic structure of the young shoot.
• After the fire, new young shoots began to emerge from the scorched earth.