seedling

American  

[seed-ling] / ˈsid lɪŋ /

noun

1. a plant or tree grown from a seed.

2. a tree not yet 3 feet (1 meter) high.

3. any young plant, especially one grown in a nursery for transplanting.

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seedling British  

/ ˈsiːdlɪŋ /

noun

1. a very young plant produced from a seed

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seedling Scientific  

/ sēd′lĭng /

1. A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed rather than from a cutting.

2. See Note at germination

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Etymology

Origin of seedling

First recorded in 1650–60; seed + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

I bought some plastic cups on my last recycling run, and tomorrow I’m going to dig up all those seedlings and sneak them into Rockledge.

From Literature

“Most of the fire area is like this, where it would have killed a few of the seedlings and saplings but basically almost nothing else,” Hanson said.

From Los Angeles Times

The project also includes planting heat-tolerant seedlings like Prosopis and Conocarpus to further stabilise the soil.

From Barron's

Once the grains germinated in a laboratory, the seedlings were planted in water in June, and harvesting began in early October.

From Barron's

Now it’s graduation day, when native plants coaxed from seedling trays to 1-gallon pots stand ready for planting on the crossing itself this month.

From Los Angeles Times

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