1. plural of tiller: handles or levers used to steer a boat or ship
Usage: nautical
2. plural of tiller: people who till or cultivate soil
3. plural of tiller: shoots that grow from the base of grass or grain plants
Usage: agricultural; botanical

Examples

• The sailors adjusted the tillers to change course.
• Both boats had broken tillers after the storm.
• The tillers worked the fields from dawn to dusk.
• Local tillers gathered to discuss crop rotation.
• The wheat plants produced many tillers this season.
• Healthy tillers indicate good soil conditions.
• The farmer counted the tillers on each plant.