SOBOLES

Etymology

Noun

soboles

(botany, archaic) A shoot that runs along underground and forms new plants at short distances.

(botany, archaic) A sucker, as of a tree or shrub.

Noun

soboles

plural of sobole

Source: Wiktionary


Sob"o*les, n. Etym: [L., a short.] (Bot.) (a) A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at short distances. (b) A sucker, as of tree or shrub.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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