Example Sentences

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Despite early fears, most of the park’s redwoods survived, Fourt said, noting that they can resprout not only from their base and branches but also from their trunks — something most conifers can’t do.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Tree farmers would also not have to replant after cutting one down since the species can resprout from its stump, he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Some grasses resprout from rootlike stems that grow underground, insulated from the flames.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2022

American chestnuts can resprout from the root collar; today, pretty much the only examples that still exist in the woods are small, spindly trees that have sprung up in this way.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 18, 2016

Genealogical translation: the Senator's grandson will soon resprout on the family tree as the Senator's stepson-in-law.

From Time Magazine Archive