The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soboles
Soboles \Sob"o*les\, n. [L., a short.] (Bot.)
A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at short distances.
A sucker, as of tree or shrub.
Wiktionary
soboles
n. 1 (context botany archaic English) A shoot that runs along underground and forms new plants at short distances. 2 (context botany archaic English) A sucker, as of a tree or shrub.