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DictionarystoolNew shoots from a plant base
noun / verb

stool

A plant base that produces new shoots, or the production of those shoots.

Fresh shoots rise from the hazel stool after the branches are cut.

Etymology
stoolOld Englishseat

The seat or support word was applied to a plant’s low persistent base. New shoots rise from that stool after the upper growth is removed or dies back.

More examples

  • The gardener inspected several healthy stools.
  • The plant stools readily when cut back.
  • New growth was stooling around the base.

Forms

stool · stools · stooled · stooling