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tiller

('t/I/l/@/r )

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
lever used to turn the rudder on a boat(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
cultivator

source: wordnet30
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.(noun)

source: webster1913
A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.(noun)

source: webster1913
A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1.(noun)

source: webster1913

grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers(verb.body)

Synonym:
stool

source: wordnet30
To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering.(verb)

source: webster1913

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