по́росль

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
shoots, young growth, new growthbotany
Вокру́г пня подняла́сь молода́я по́росль.
Young shoots have sprung up around the stump.
collective noun: the young growth as a whole
2.
undergrowth, thicket, shrubs
Тропи́нка теря́лась в густо́й по́росли.
The path disappeared into the dense undergrowth.
3.
youth, young people, new generation
Растёт но́вая по́росль музыка́нтов.
A new generation of musicians is growing up.
figurative, often slightly bookish or ironic

Examples

Лес зарос густой порослью кустарника.
The forest had become overgrown with dense shrubbery.
Молодая поросль появилась после весеннего дождя.
Young growth appeared after the spring rain.
На пустыре росла зелёная поросль травы.
Green grass shoots were growing on the vacant lot.