seedling
noun
seed·ling
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Definition of seedling
1
: a young plant grown from seed
2a
: a young tree before it becomes a sapling
b
: a nursery plant not yet transplanted
Illustration of seedling
seedling 2a: 1 primary root, 2 rootlet, 3 root hairs, 4 hypocotyl, 5 cotyledon, 6 young stem, 7 true leaf
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The greenhouse already sprouts seedlings for carrots, kale, and root vegetables that restaurants will soon demand. — Eric Velasco, al, "Follow the journey of local food from seed to plate," 13 Aug. 2019 Here in central Alaska, our spindly spruce trees open resinous cones to jump-start new seedlings when the parent tree is scorched. — Nancy Fresco, The Conversation, "Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning," 14 Aug. 2019 There have been three different plantings of three different species of hemp at the Chandler Mountain farm, procured as clones, or small seedlings, from farmers in Tennessee. — al, "First legal hemp crop growing well, near harvest, farmers report," 7 Aug. 2019 In this case, 13 seems to have been the lucky number: according to Marc Hachadourian, the NYBG's Director of Glasshouse Horticulture, the plant arrived at the garden in 2007 as a one-year-old seedling, and took about 12 years to sprout. — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, "The World's Stinkiest Flower is Ready to Bloom in the Bronx," 21 June 2019 The final sale of the season, offered by the Dos Valles Garden Club, will include garden tools and fixtures contributed by club members, plus vegetable seedlings, house plants, trees, herbs, perennials, succulents and native plants. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fallbrook Democratic Club receives Club of the Year Award," 20 June 2019 Grab the seedling betwixt thumb and forefinger and pull it. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Your Alaska summer weeding strategy is right here," 13 June 2019 Most of Hawaii’s initial macadamia seedlings, according to the researchers, likely come from Jordan’s sample. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Most of the World’s Macadamias May Have Originated From a Single Australian Tree," 4 June 2019 The seedling that sprouted in 1599 in Oregon State University’s McDonald-Dunn research forest was cut down by the public college, along with other trees more than 250 years old. — oregonlive.com, "‘Majestic’ Douglas fir stood for 420 years. Then Oregon State University foresters cut it down," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seedling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for seedling
seedling
noun
English Language Learners Definition of seedling
: a young plant that is grown from seed
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seedling
noun
seed·ling
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Kids Definition of seedling
1
: a young plant grown from seed
2
: a young tree before it becomes a sapling
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