seedling
a plant or tree grown from a seed.
a tree not yet 3 feet (1 meter) high.
any young plant, especially one grown in a nursery for transplanting.
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How to use seedling in a sentence
Row covers and the like allow gardeners to extend the growing season on both ends, to shelter tender new seedlings and transplants, and to exclude insects and bigger pests — including deer — without chemicals.
Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? It’s possible, even in colder climes. | Adrian Higgins | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostIf it comes much earlier, fields full of seedlings or young plants might be flooded.
Surprising long-haul dust and tar are melting high glaciers | Sid Perkins | November 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThis pellet-like soil can make it hard for native plants and tree seedlings to grow.
Jumping ‘snake worms’ are invading U.S. forests | Megan Sever | November 9, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThat in turn can reduce or remove the forest understory, providing less nutrients or protection for the creatures that live there or for seedlings to grow.
Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests | Megan Sever | September 29, 2020 | Science NewsEssentially, farmers supply land and labor while Komaza provides seedlings, support and harvesting services.
An Africa-focused “micro-forestry” startup has raised $28 million to plant a billion trees | Yomi Kazeem | July 14, 2020 | Quartz
"He is Amby seedling, the chap who used to sometimes come and help at Talbothays," she explained indifferently.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyIn the middle of the bed set a good strong marrow seedling, root downwards.
Young seedling plants of three years' growth can be bought in the nurseries on the St. John's River.
Palmetto-Leaves | Harriet Beecher StoweCuttings put in and struck in the seed-bed will come into bearing quicker than seedling plants.
In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year | William KeaneA seedling of the popular Gen. Jacqueminot, and one of the best.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for seedling
/ (ˈsiːdlɪŋ) /
a very young plant produced from a seed
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Scientific definitions for seedling
[ sēd′lĭng ]
A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed rather than from a cutting. See Note at germination.
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