sucker
Meanings
Ableger, Schössling
Examples :
"The rose bush had a small sucker growing from its base, which needed to be removed to prevent it from taking nutrients away from the main plant. "
Der Rosenstrauch hatte einen kleinen Ableger, der aus seiner Basis wuchs und entfernt werden musste, um zu verhindern, dass er der Hauptpflanze Nährstoffe entzieht.
Saugnapf
Examples :
Saugnapf
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.