seedling

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

seed + -ling

[edit] Adjective

seedling

1. which is a seedling (see below)

[edit] 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 then a sapling.

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[edit] References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967