tiller

Noun

• a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

• lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

• someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

• a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

Verb

• grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cultivator , stool