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SPRIG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: sprigged    , sprigging   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sprig" is a kind of...):

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Synonyms:

branchlet; sprig; twig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sprig" is a kind of...):

branch (a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sprig"):

brier (a thorny stem or twig)

wand (a thin supple twig or rod)

withe; withy (strong flexible twig)

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