SEEDLING

seedling

(noun) young plant or tree grown from a seed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seedling (plural seedlings)

(botany) A young plant grown from seed.

Any young plant, especially

one grown in a nursery for transplanting.

a tree smaller than a sapling.

Synonyms

• chit

Source: Wiktionary


Seed"ling, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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