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shootling

shootling noun: a small or young shoot (plant); sproutling.

Noun

shootling (plural shootlings)

  1. A small or young shoot (plant); sproutling

Forms of shootling

pluralshootlings

Origin of shootling

From shoot + -ling.

Questions about shootling

What does shootling mean?
Shootling means a small or young shoot (plant); sproutling.
What part of speech is shootling?
Shootling is a noun.
What is the plural of shootling?
The plural of shootling is shootlings.

Words near shootling in the dictionary

  1. shootless
  2. shootlessness
  3. shootlet
  4. shootlets
  5. shootlike
  6. shootling
  7. shootlings
  8. Shooto
  9. shootoff
  10. shootoffs
  11. shootout

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