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stumpsucker

American

[stuhmp-suhk-er] / ˈstʌmpˌsʌk ər /

noun

windsucker; cribber.
a shoot developing from a tree stump.

Etymology

Origin of stumpsucker

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; stump + sucker

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