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tiller
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tiller1
Nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it

tiller2
1. a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses
2. a less common name for sapling

tiller [′til·ər]
(botany)
A shoot that develops from an axillary or adventitious bud at the base of a stem.
(naval architecture)
A lever attached to the rudder of a boat or ship and used to turn the rudder from side to side, usually turned by hand in a boat and by mechanical devices in a ship.


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