• Seedling

    Origin

    seed + -ling

    Full definition of seedling

    Adjective

    seedling

    1. which is a seedling (see below)

    Noun

    seedling

    (plural seedlings)
    1. (botany) A young plant grown from seed
    2. Any young, especially
      1. one grown in a nursery for transplanting
      2. a tree smaller than a sapling.
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