A SUGGESTION FOR THE TURKISH EQUIVALENT OF THE TERM SPROUT IN FORESTRY

Sprout is a term that is closely related to the term shoot in English. The term sprout is mainly used for the shoots arising from the base, stump, root collar or root of a woody plant. These shoots often occur following the damages taking place due to various reasons in plants and are generally seen in broadleaved trees within trees. The shoots within the concept of sprout are distinctly separated from the terminal or lateral shoots in the trees by the various features they have. The term sprout has yet no exact equivalent in Turkish. The word f？？k？n that exists in the vocabulary of Turkish is seen to be a very appropriate equivalent of the term sprout. It has been suggested by us to adopt and use the f？？k？n equivalent for the term sprout, which is used in forestry, especially on the subjects related to silviculture, urban forestry and forest botany