sprig

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While shooting the film at an airport off the east coast of Panama, Herzog, in costume, spotted a man on the other side of a high fence holding a sprig of flowers in his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

However, Gail's "well, here's a cilantro sprig" when asked to identify the Mexican component of that dish got a chuckle out of me.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

She is holding a sprig from an olive tree.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

A smaller disc, nearby, is adorned with a sprig of schematic leaves.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

I planted the dried sprig of moonlace carefully in the dirt and sprinkled a little nectar on it from my camp canteen.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan