Tiller - Definition

n 1: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
2: someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of
crops)
3: lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
4: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil
(for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
[syn: cultivator, tiller]
v 1: grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: stool,
tiller]