noun
- the process of producing new shoots or growth after cutting, damage, or dormancy
Usage: botanical
verb
- present participle of resprout: producing new shoots or growth after cutting, damage, or dormancy
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The forest showed signs of resprouting after the wildfire.
- Many trees are capable of resprouting from their stumps when cut.
- The gardener was pleased to see resprouting in the pruned shrubs.
- Resprouting is an important survival mechanism for many plant species.
- The oak tree is resprouting vigorously this spring.
- Scientists studied the resprouting patterns of native vegetation.