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sapele
Saphar
saphead
saphena
saphenous vein
sapid
sapient
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
sapling
sapodilla
saponify
saponin
saponite
sapote
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sapling
sap·ling [ sáppling ] (plural sap·lings)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small tree: a young tree with a slender trunk
2. young person: a young person ( literary )

[14th century. <sap1]
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