ClimateSeptember 6, 2026
resprouting
ree-SPROW-ting
Definition
The act of a plant or tree growing new shoots or stems from existing stumps or root systems after being cut or damaged.
Etymology
Derived from the prefix 're-' meaning again, combined with 'sprout,' which comes from the Middle English 'spruten,' meaning to grow or spring forth.
In the news
In this article, resprouting describes how the dormant root systems of ancient, felled forests in the Sahel naturally regenerate new growth once they are protected from livestock and axes.
Africa's plan for an 8,000-kilometer wall of trees against the Sahara kept dying in the ground for years, and the approach that finally worked came from farmers in Niger who regrew 200 million trees without planting a single one, because they protected what wa
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