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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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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