Shoot

(1) Shoot [ Botany ]


	Shoot is a non-technical term indicating a newly fresh growth in the aerial part of a plant stem, for example, A bud, a young leaf, a new branch, or other young growth .

(See also: shoot system, bud, branch, meristem, suckers. )

(2) Shoot [ Botany ]


	The young growth arising from a germinating seed; a sprout.

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