sapling

n.

幼树，树苗；

复数：saplings

1. She cut down the sapling with one chop.
   她一斧子就把树苗砍倒了。
2. The sapling that bears our mark of love has grown into a big tree,
   承载着我们爱的见证的小树已长成一棵大树，

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Leaf size, sapling allometry, and Corner's rules: phylogeny and correlated evolution in maples (Acer).
Variation in Small Sapling Density, Understory Cover, and Resource Availability in Four Neotropical Forests1
Intraspecific Variation in Sapling Mortality and Growth Predicts Geographic Variation in Forest Composition
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Effects of light availability and sapling size on the growth, biomass allocation, and crown morphology of understory sugar maple, ye...