stumpsucker

1 of 2

noun (1)

: cribber sense b

stump sucker

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a shoot growing from a stump

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

stump entry 1 + sucker

Noun (2)

stump entry 1 + sucker (shoot)

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