macollar

Senses

1. 1.

   to tiller; to shoot up (of grain)

   (of grains or grasses) to produce shoots or tillers from the base

2. 2.

   to sprout or branch out

   to develop multiple stems or shoots from the root system

Examples

• "El trigo empieza a macollar en primavera."

  The wheat begins to tiller in spring.

• "Los tallos de cebada macollaron después de las lluvias."

  The barley stems sprouted after the rains.

• "La planta macolla bien en terrenos húmedos."

  The plant tillers well in wet soil.

Usage

Agricultural/botanical term, primarily used in agronomic contexts. Regular -ar verb. More common in European Spanish and agricultural regions.