Collocations with "shoot"

35 collocations found

pea shoot

The young, tender leaves and stems of a pea plant, used in salads.

pea4.5
put out shoot

(for a plant) to grow a new stem or branch

put out4.5
shoot sparks

Figurative: when eyes show a strong, sudden emotion like anger.

spark4.5
lateral shoot

in botany, a shoot that grows from the side of a main stem or branch

lateral3.5
shoot summarily

to kill someone with a gun immediately and without a trial

summarily3.2