seedling

[ seed-ling ]

/ ˈsid lɪŋ /

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noun

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.

Origin of seedling

First recorded in 1650–60; seed + -ling¹

Words nearby seedling

seedeater, seeder, seed fern, seed leaf, seedless plant, seedling, seed money, see double, seed oyster, seed pearl, seed plant

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Example sentences from the Web for seedling

Mr. Prince, of Yamhill county, has modified his views somewhat in regard to the grafted and seedling trees.
Walnut Growing in Oregon|Various
A seedling of Catawba and so similar to it that many consider them identical.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
A seedling of Major Espren; probably first reported in 1845.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
A seedling of Van Mons in whose catalog of 1828 it is No. 521.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick

A seedling, especially when transplanted the first year, flops all over like a flowering shrub.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for seedling

seedling

/ (ˈsiːdlɪŋ) /

noun

a very young plant produced from a seed

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Scientific definitions for seedling

seedling

[ sēd′lĭng ]

A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed rather than from a cutting. See Note at germination.

单词	seedling
释义	seedling [ seed-ling ] / ˈsid lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR seedling ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. Origin of seedling First recorded in 1650–60; seed + -ling¹ Words nearby seedling seedeater, seeder, seed fern, seed leaf, seedless plant, seedling, seed money, see double, seed oyster, seed pearl, seed plant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seedling Mr. Prince, of Yamhill county, has modified his views somewhat in regard to the grafted and seedling trees. Walnut Growing in Oregon\|Various A seedling of Catawba and so similar to it that many consider them identical. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick A seedling of Major Espren; probably first reported in 1845. The Pears of New York\|U. P. Hedrick A seedling of Van Mons in whose catalog of 1828 it is No. 521. The Pears of New York\|U. P. Hedrick A seedling, especially when transplanted the first year, flops all over like a flowering shrub. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association British Dictionary definitions for seedling seedling / (ˈsiːdlɪŋ) / noun a very young plant produced from a seed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to seedling flower, shrub, tree, vine, grass, weed, herb, sapling, wood, forest, timber, shoot, perennial, slip, annual, bush, cutting, sprout, greenery, creeper Scientific definitions for seedling seedling [ sēd′lĭng ] A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed rather than from a cutting. See Note at germination. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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seedling

noun

Origin of seedling

Words nearby seedling

Example sentences from the Web for seedling

British Dictionary definitions for seedling

noun

Words related to seedling

Scientific definitions for seedling