Illustration of seedling
- 1 primary root
- 2 rootlet
- 3 root hairs
- 4 hypocotyl
- 5 cotyledon
- 6 young stem
- 7 true leaf
1
: a young plant grown from seed
2
a
: a young tree before it becomes a sapling
b
: a nursery plant not yet transplanted
seedling
adjective
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Planting and growing Poke holes or cut slits in the top of the bale and plant your seedlings, filling each little hole around them with compost or potting mix.
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Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Canceled Of all the early ideas for Game of Thrones spinoffs, Flea Bottom was in its most seedling form when it was canceled altogether.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 May 2024
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Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Canceled Of all the early ideas for Game of Thrones spinoffs, Flea Bottom was in its most seedling form when it was canceled altogether.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 May 2024
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“Seedling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedling. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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seedling
noun
seed·ling
ˈsēd-liŋ 
1
: a young plant grown from seed
2
: a tree before it becomes a sapling
seedling
adjective
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