odrośl

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from odrosły.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔd.rɔɕl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔdrɔɕl
  • Syllabification: od‧rośl

Noun

odrośl f (related adjective odroślowy)

  1. (chiefly in the plural, botany) basal shoot, root sprout, adventitious shoot, sucker (shoot that grows from an adventitious bud on the base of a tree or shrub, or from an adventitious bud on its roots)
    Synonyms: odrost, odrośle
    Hypernym: pęd
  2. offshoot (that which derives from and in some way relates to another theory or institution)
    Synonym: odrośle

Declension

adverbs
  • odroślowo
nouns
  • odroślak
  • odrośle

Further reading

  • odrośl in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • odrośl in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • odrośla in PWN's encyclopedia