sprig
//sprɪɡ//
Noun
sprigSingular
sprigsPlural
1
A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a bush or plant.
She added a sprig of mint to the lemonade.
2
A small decorative design resembling a stem with leaves or flowers, used especially in embroidery or ceramics.
The antique teacup was decorated with delicate sprigs of flowers around the rim.
3
A young person, especially a young man from an aristocratic family (informal, dated).
He was just a sprig of nobility, barely twenty years old.