sapling
noun
a young tree.
saplings
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pluralof sapling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the saplings grown from the felled Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from a castle's grounds.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
During the Bounty’s infamous mutiny, Tahitian breadfruit saplings filled its hold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The work follows the planting of 450 saplings at the site in March 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Only raccoons are said to live in the Karlshorst buildings and birch saplings are sprouting out of a balcony.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
He wants to drive down south to Evansville to see the Nest Houses, which are these huts woven out of saplings that were created by an Indiana artist.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
