tiller


tiller (http://definr.com/tiller)

     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]
     v : grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: stool]