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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All of the saplings are international varieties like Hass and Pinkerton.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The earliest he can replant is 2029, he said, to ensure parasites from the burned wood don’t affect his saplings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The scheme began in 2024 and volunteers have so far restored meadows and created scrub banks to protect saplings.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The wind gusted in a new direction, blowing from the jumbled saplings on the far side of the island.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
