twiggy
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Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Soft herbs with floppy leaves — parsley, basil, cilantro, mint, dill, chives, fennel fronds, lovage, even celery leaves — work well and won’t leave you chewing on twiggy stems.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Amur maple is a small twiggy tree with a shrubby low-branching habit, although you’ll find most nursery trees trained as a single trunk.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
Gathering fallen branches to form twiggy sculptures in the woods has been a welcome distraction for the children.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020
The lower part of the long face was covered with a sweeping grey beard, bushy, almost twiggy at the roots, thin and mossy at the ends.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
